Product Failure Analysis Technician

Altera • San Jose, CA

3d • $82,900 - $113,950 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced semiconductor Physical Failure Analysis Technician responsible for sample preparation and initial physical analysis on product yield, reliability and customer returns. In this role you will collaborate with engineers driving failure identification in processes and products.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or Technical certification in Electronics, Materials Science, or Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in Physical Failure Analysis/Sample Preparation

Responsibilities

• Identify electrical, thermal, mechanical package, or component failures.
• Conducts physical failure analysis such as delayering, mechanical polishing, electron microscopy imaging of defect for product yield, quality and reliability improvement.
• Prepares samples to isolate faults.
• Manages the tracking and updating of failure analysis cases daily; maintains necessary reports, documentation and follow up.
• Collaborates with manufacturing teams for root cause fixes.
• Analyzes failure analysis results to establish root cause, proposes actions to remedy and prevents malfunction reoccurrence, ensuring proper corrective action for each failure mode.
• Participates in automation and improvement of the failure analysis process, tools and methodology, develops new failure analysis techniques and proliferates learning across sites.

What This Job Offers

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