Product Failure Analysis Engineer
Core
Debug and root cause analysis of yield, reliability, and customer returns on FPGAs using advanced foundry process technologies.
Role type
Senior IC semiconductor failure analysis engineer
Builds
Systematic fault isolation and debug for FPGA products
Domain
Semiconductor / FPGA / Failure Analysis
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
non-destructive electrical fault isolation, EMMI microscopy, Laser Voltage Probing (LVP), OBIRCH, layout analysis, schematic analysis, design analysis, DFT knowledge, logic fault localization, yield improvement, reliability risk assessment
Preferred skills
FPGA architecture understanding, Teradyne Ultraflex tester experience, semiconductor packaging failure analysis
Technologies
Virtuoso, Avalon, SysNav, Teradyne Ultraflex
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Product/Yield/Reliability Engineers to drive electrical verification and fault isolation; Support debug and fault isolation on customer returns; Define, execute, and interpret fault isolation methods using commercial testers and tools; Independently use Emission microscopes, LVP, and OBIRCH tools; Analyze layout, schematic, and design; Collaborate with physical failure analysis team on defect modes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
