Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer

SiTime Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

8d•$124,930 - $171,770

About The Position

SiTime is the Precision Timing company. Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT. Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information, visit: www.sitime.com. We are hiring a Senior Failure Analysis Engineer to join a highly collaborative engineering team focused on solving complex semiconductor IC failures. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical expert who enjoys deep-dive analysis, advanced FA tools, and cross-functional problem solving. You will play a key role in identifying failure mechanisms, driving root cause analysis, and helping improve product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction for advanced semiconductor products.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor IC failure analysis.
Strong understanding of semiconductor device structures, processes, and common failure mechanisms; MEMS experience is a plus.
Demonstrated experience with fault isolation, functional verification, and root cause failure analysis.
Hands-on experience with advanced FA tools and techniques, including micro-probing, SEM/EDX, silicon device deprocessing, FIB, and mechanical cross-sectioning.
Knowledge of 2D/3D X-ray inspection, EMMI/OBIRCH, thermal imaging, decapsulation, and semiconductor reliability testing.
Ability to communicate complex technical findings clearly to engineering teams, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage priorities, drive investigations, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field is required; master’s degree is preferred.

Nice To Haves

MEMS experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead electrical and physical failure analysis investigations from initial fault isolation through root cause conclusion.
Analyze failures from customer returns, qualification, reliability testing, and new product development to identify failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions.
Collaborate with design, product, test, system, reliability, and customer engineering teams to improve design robustness, test coverage, and manufacturing quality.
Prepare clear FA summaries, technical reports, and leadership updates that support timely decision-making.
Strengthen FA best practices, share lessons learned, and help improve overall analysis efficiency and reporting consistency.