Engineering Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• A two-year degree or better in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering (electrical, chemical, or materials), or a related field, or equivalent working experience in a failure analysis laboratory.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor process technology and device functionality.
• Strong soft skills, including technical writing, verbal communication, technical presentations, critical thinking, multitasking, flexibility with rapidly changing priorities, collaboration with remote teams, urgency, accountability, and ownership.
• Ability to work in a laboratory in close proximity to others and remain on one's feet for up to eight hours per day.
• Comfort performing chemical, mechanical, and high-voltage electrical processes.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of hands-on electrical component failure analysis experience, including techniques such as CSAM, hotspot analysis, chemical, laser, and/or plasma deprocessing, mechanical cross-sectioning and polishing, SEM, and EDX; similar experience in wafer fabrication or packaging, cleaning, or etching may also be beneficial.
• Two or more years of hands-on experience or working knowledge of microelectronic semiconductor devices and assembly/packaging, including discretes and power modules.
• Experience with chemical handling and general laboratory procedures.
• Hands-on electrical testing of semiconductor device components such as MOSFETs and Schottky diodes; silicon carbide experience is highly preferred.
• Supervisory or project leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering activities involving the design, testing, checkout, modification, fabrication, and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems, experimental circuitry, laser/light transmission devices, and specialized test equipment.
• Perform testing, checkout, troubleshooting, operational tests, and fault isolation using schematics, diagrams, descriptions, layouts, or defined plans; assist in determining actions to remedy malfunctions.
• Assist with the design, construction, testing, and checkout of test equipment, using manufacturing, test, development, and diagnostic equipment such as test programs, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and specialized test apparatus.
• Support customer returns, new product introduction, and continual improvement by performing electrical testing, nondestructive imaging, deprocessing, cross-sectioning, and fault location to identify failure root causes.
• Develop electrical testing, chemical deprocessing, and CSAM cross-sectioning and polishing processes, and write controlled-document procedures.
• Support laboratory chemical hygiene and waste disposal, safety, ESD prevention, 5S, tool ownership, and best practices.
• Collaborate with laboratory technicians and engineers and with the Durham and Fayetteville failure analysis teams.
• Assist the on-site Failure Analysis Engineer.
• Perform additional duties or assignments as designated by management.

Benefits

• Childcare assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education assistance
• Employee Resource Groups and opportunities for local outreach