Senior Product Failure Analysis Engineer

Intel•Hillsboro, OR

5d•$140,830 - $198,820•Hybrid

About The Position

Intel Foundry is seeking a Senior Product Failure Analysis Engineer to lead complex investigations that advance product quality, manufacturing excellence, and technology development across semiconductor technologies. The role applies expertise in semiconductor devices, electrical characterization, physical failure analysis, and root-cause investigation to resolve product and process issues. The engineer partners with engineering, manufacturing, yield, process integration, quality, reliability, and design teams to develop corrective actions and improve technology robustness. The position contributes to technology transfers, manufacturing ramps, process qualifications, and new product introductions. It also includes defining improved failure-analysis methods and workflows, analyzing data and laboratory findings, presenting technical recommendations to stakeholders, mentoring junior engineers, and using data analytics and AI-enabled tools to improve investigations and decision-making.

Requirements

Master's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of experience, or a PhD in the same fields and 1+ years of experience.
Experience in semiconductor device physics.
Hands-on physical failure-analysis experience.
Experience with defect detection or fault-isolation methodologies in manufacturing environments.
Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
Technical leadership and ability to influence without direct authority.
Effective communication skills, including translating complex technical findings into actionable recommendations.
Ability to collaborate across global, cross-functional teams.
Attention to detail and focus on broader business objectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience in digital or analog circuit design and validation.
Willingness to embrace and encourage the use of AI tools to drive efficiency and increase failure-analysis output supporting high-volume manufacturing goals.
Previous related work experience in a semiconductor foundry.

Responsibilities

Lead complex failure-analysis investigations involving semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, packages, and manufacturing processes.
Develop and execute failure-analysis strategies using electrical, physical, material, and structural characterization techniques.
Perform root-cause analysis of yield, reliability, performance, and customer-return failures.
Use fault-isolation and failure-localization methods to identify defect mechanisms and process interactions.
Drive corrective and preventive actions with manufacturing, process engineering, design, product engineering, quality, and reliability organizations.
Define and implement methodologies, tools, and workflows to improve failure-analysis effectiveness and throughput.
Provide technical leadership during technology transfers, manufacturing ramps, process qualifications, and new product introductions.
Analyze datasets and laboratory findings to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Document findings and present technical recommendations to senior engineering and business stakeholders.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to organizational failure-analysis expertise.
Use data analytics and AI-enabled tools to improve investigation efficiency, knowledge sharing, and decision-making.