Quality Failure Analysis (FA) Engineer

FormFactor Inc.•Farmers Branch, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies across the semiconductor product life cycle, including characterization, modeling, reliability, design debug, qualification, and production test. The company helps semiconductor companies accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge, serving customers globally through facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America. FormFactor fosters an environment that values diverse perspectives, guided by core values: Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People. The Quality Failure Analysis Engineer is a senior technical individual contributor responsible for independently leading complex failure analysis investigations on semiconductor devices and assemblies. This role demands deep hands-on expertise with failure analysis tools and methodologies such as SEM, FIB, and EDS, along with strong knowledge of semiconductor device physics and circuit behavior. The engineer will lead challenging investigations, develop and refine FA techniques, and provide expert analysis to enhance manufacturing yield, reliability, and product quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical field.
5+ years of hands-on Failure Analysis experience with semiconductor devices in a manufacturing, reliability, or R&D environment.
Strong background in semiconductor device physics and circuit operation.
Demonstrated ability to read and interpret circuit schematics, identify critical nodes from layout data, and perform complex power probing of mixed-signal devices.
Proven expertise with standard and advanced failure analysis tools and techniques, including SEM / FIB / EDS, X-ray analysis and Acoustic Microscopy, Electrical testing using parameter analyzers, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes, and Wet and dry chemical deprocessing methods.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills with the ability to work independently on ambiguous problems.
Experience supporting high-volume semiconductor manufacturing or advanced technology development programs.
Familiarity with reliability testing, qualification standards, and yield improvement initiatives.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex technical findings.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical field.
Experience analyzing semiconductor circuits.

Responsibilities

Independently lead complex, high-impact failure analysis investigations from problem definition through root cause identification and corrective action support.
Set up, qualify, optimize, and maintain advanced failure analysis tooling and laboratory capability, including SEM, FIB, and EDS systems.
Perform advanced physical, electrical, and materials analysis using SEM/FIB cross-sectioning, EDS elemental analysis, X-ray inspection, acoustic microscopy, and optical/light microscopy.
Execute sophisticated electrical fault isolation and characterization, including I‑V analysis, mixed-signal power probing, and use of parameter analyzers, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Conduct wet and dry chemical deprocessing at die and package levels to expose failure sites while preserving defect integrity.
Analyze failures related to compound and complex semiconductor devices and packaging technologies.
Interpret circuit schematics, layout data, and process flows to guide failure isolation strategies and correlate findings to design, process, or manufacturing contributors.
Provide clear, technically rigorous documentation of analysis results, conclusions, and recommendations to engineering and quality stakeholders.
Partner with process, manufacturing, and quality teams to drive yield improvement, reliability enhancement, and systemic corrective actions.