Failure Analysis Technician

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc.•Bloomington, MN

4d•$28 - $42

About The Position

SkyWater is hiring a Failure Analysis Technician Senior to perform physical failure analysis in support of process development, yield improvement, wafer fab excursions, and reliability. The role also operates laboratory electrical probe systems and coordinates analysis requests with external laboratories. The technician follows defined operating specifications and detailed instructions, with some guidance from senior technicians, to ensure analysis requirements are met. This position begins on E Shift (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) for approximately six months of training, then moves to either B Shift or D Shift. B Shift works 6:00 p.m.–6:15 a.m. on Sunday through Tuesday one week and Sunday through Wednesday the next week, with a 10% shift differential. D Shift works 6:00 p.m.–6:15 a.m. on Thursday through Saturday one week and Wednesday through Saturday the next week, with a 25% shift differential. The hourly range is $27.88–$41.83, with pay based on job-related experience, skills, education, and credentials; shift differentials also apply. Applicants must meet ITAR U.S. Person requirements: U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee. Physical demands include lifting up to 15 pounds once per week, standing, walking, reaching, sitting, looking through optical microscopes, and handling small samples. The work requires excellent manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. SkyWater manufactures U.S.-made semiconductors for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer, and industrial markets, and works on emerging technologies including superconducting devices, 3D integrated circuits, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, and micro-electro-mechanical systems. The company describes its values as Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Growth Mindset.

Requirements

At least four years of experience with an associate degree, or six years of experience without a degree.
At least four years of experience operating highly complex laboratory, manufacturing, or electrical test equipment.
Ability to handle and manipulate small, delicate samples with tweezers under a microscope or inside a chemical fume hood.
Must meet ITAR's definition of a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.
Ability to perform the stated physical activities, including lifting up to 15 pounds once per week, and excellent manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in a technical field such as electronics, chemistry, physics, mathematics, or materials science.
Experience in a semiconductor wafer fabrication, analytical laboratory, or research laboratory environment.
Chemical handling experience.
Experience operating optical microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and/or focused ion beams.
Experience setting up and executing automated electrical testing.

Responsibilities

Operate optical microscopes, scanning electron microscopes (SEM), and focused ion beams (FIB) according to defined operating specifications.
Follow detailed instructions, with some guidance from senior technicians, to ensure analysis requirements are fully met.
Cleave, polish, and delayer samples according to process specifications.
Operate laboratory electrical probe systems to provide electrical data to reliability and process development teams.
Collaborate with team members to complete analysis requests promptly.
Create and coordinate analysis requests sent to external laboratories.
Help maintain laboratory equipment collaboratively and update operating specifications.