Staff/Senior Engineer CE PYE (Physical Failure Analysis/Fault Isolation)
Core
Provide full fault isolation and physical failure analysis support for qualifications, customer returns, new device introductions, and test failures to root-cause and classify physical defects.
Role type
Staff/Senior IC Physical Failure Analysis Engineer
Builds
High-performance memory and storage products (NAND, DRAM, HBM)
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Memory and storage
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
electrical device characterization, fault isolation equipment operation, physical failure analysis, electrical fail modeling, process flow understanding, test sequence knowledge, team leadership, tool maintenance coordination, AI tool integration
Preferred skills
NAND/DRAM/HBM device knowledge, Fab process knowledge, shift rotation flexibility
Technologies
fault isolation equipment, AI-assisted tools
Responsibilities
Perform sophisticated electrical device characterization to determine electrical fail mechanisms; Operate fault isolation equipment to narrow down failure defect locations; Conduct physical failure analysis to identify and classify physical defects; Establish and hypothesize potential electrical or process fail mechanisms; Collaborate with frontend, backend, and Global Quality teams to resolve defectivity issues; Prepare and present comprehensive failure mechanisms reports; Develop and implement new fault isolation and physical failure analysis techniques; Lead and guide a team of technicians; Coordinate maintenance and high uptime of analysis tools; Integrate AI-assisted tools into daily work
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
