Staff Engineer, Failure Analysis Engineering

Responsibilities

• Analyze failure root cause of RMA returns
• Investigate cause of new product failures
• Determine cause of yield excursions
• Work with Design, Application, process, product and package engineering to identify the failure root cause and propose corrective actions
• Write technical reports with failure analysis findings and distribute it to the team
• Maintain ADI’s failure analysis cycle time and quality commitments
• Develop new techniques for analyzing failures
• Take ownership for a piece of failure analysis equipment; and keep it running
• Mentor young engineers in the group

Requirements

• Engineering, Physics, or Science degree with semiconductor emphasis
• BS + 7yrs or MS + 5Yrs of experience
• Experience in Failure Analysis, Product, Design, Application, Fab Process or Test Engineering
• Strong understating of Analog and mixed signal circuit analysis
• Strong understanding of diode and transistor device physics
• Ability to read schematics and layout
• Knowledge of Failure Analysis Tools and Techniques: Optical microscopy, X-ray, EMMI, OBIRCH, ELITE and Microprobing
• Experience with using electrical bench equipment: Curve tracer, Voltage Sources, Current loads, oscilloscopes, source meter, function generator etc.
• Good Understanding of FIB operation, parallel lapping, chemical deprocessing, and other physical failure analysis activities
• Good English oral and written communication skills
• Good troubleshooting skills
• Fab and/or assembly process experience a plus
• Chemistry lab experience is a plus

Qualifications

• Engineering, Physics, or Science degree with semiconductor emphasis
• BS + 7yrs or MS + 5Yrs of experience
• Experience in Failure Analysis, Product, Design, Application, Fab Process or Test Engineering
• Strong understanding of Analog and mixed signal circuit analysis
• Strong understanding of diode and transistor device physics
• Ability to read schematics and layout
• Knowledge of Failure Analysis Tools and Techniques: Optical microscopy, X-ray, EMMI, OBIRCH, ELITE and Microprobing
• Experience with using electrical bench equipment: Curve tracer, Voltage Sources, Current loads, oscilloscopes, source meter, function generator etc.
• Good understanding of FIB operation, parallel lapping, chemical deprocessing, and other physical failure analysis activities
• Good English oral and written communication skills
• Good troubleshooting skills
• Fab and/or assembly process experience a plus
• Chemistry lab experience is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage
• 401k
• Paid vacation
• Holidays
• Sick time

Pay

• The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $130,168 to $188,490.

Schedule

• 1st Shift/Days