Failure Analysis Technician

Skywater • Bloomington, MN

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About The Position

SkyWater is hiring a Failure Analysis Technician Senior to perform physical failure analysis supporting process development, yield improvement, wafer fab excursions, and reliability. The technician operates laboratory electrical probe systems and coordinates analysis work with external laboratories. The role requires attention to detail and the ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining an appropriate sense of urgency.

The position initially works E Shift (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) for approximately six months of training, then moves to either B or D Shift. B Shift alternates between Sunday–Tuesday and Sunday–Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.–6:15 a.m.; it carries a 10% shift differential. D Shift alternates between Thursday–Saturday and Wednesday–Saturday, 6:00 p.m.–6:15 a.m.; it carries a 25% shift differential.

Requirements

• 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 using tweezers under a microscope or inside a chemical fume hood.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree