Engineer, Reliability Engineering
Core
Design, develop, validate, and maintain reliability stress hardware (Burn-In boards, HAST boards, HTOL hardware, test fixtures) to qualify semiconductor products.
Role type
Early-career hardware reliability engineer
Builds
Reliability stress hardware and test systems for semiconductor qualification
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and reliability engineering
Required skills
Electrical engineering fundamentals, schematic capture, PCB design concepts, electronic debugging, laboratory equipment operation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, signal generators), board-level validation, system-level validation, failure investigation, root-cause analysis, supplier coordination, technical documentation
Preferred skills
MSEE, PCB design tools, semiconductor device knowledge, reliability stress testing methodologies (Burn-In, HTOL, HAST, HTOB), electronic failure analysis, environmental chamber operation, automated test equipment, electromechanical assembly
Technologies
Burn-In boards, HAST boards, HTOL hardware, oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters, signal generators, environmental chambers, automated test equipment
Responsibilities
Design and develop reliability stress hardware including Burn-In and HAST boards; Debug hardware used for reliability qualification; Perform board-level and system-level validation; Support technicians during hardware bring-up and troubleshooting; Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and system-level issues; Participate in failure investigations and root-cause analysis; Document hardware designs and validation results
Seniority
Early-career, hands-on IC
