Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer
About The Position
SiTime is hiring a Senior Failure Analysis Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team that investigates complex semiconductor IC failures. The role focuses on hands-on electrical and physical analysis, identifying failure mechanisms, determining root causes, and supporting improvements to product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. The engineer will analyze failures across customer returns, qualification and reliability testing, and new product development, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve design robustness, test coverage, and manufacturing quality. The position also contributes to failure-analysis practices, technical reporting, and efficient investigations.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor IC failure analysis.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor device structures, processes, and common failure mechanisms.
- Demonstrated experience with fault isolation, functional verification, and root-cause failure analysis.
- Hands-on experience with advanced failure-analysis 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 and 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.
Nice To Haves
- MEMS experience.
- Master’s degree.
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 failure-analysis summaries, technical reports, and leadership updates to support timely decision-making.
- Strengthen failure-analysis best practices, share lessons learned, and improve analysis efficiency and reporting consistency.
Benefits
- Quarterly bonus tied to achievement of innovation goals.
- Equity grants.
- 401(k) plan.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Parental leave.
- Legal services.
- Time-off plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
