Failure Analysis

A Failure Analysis (FA) Engineer must be able to interpret test data, conduct bench-level testing verification of the failure mode and perform various product analysis processes to determine the failure mechanism of the reported problem. The devices analyzed include new designs/products, low yield on existing products, qualification failures, and returns from customers. 

The successful candidate will reproduce electrical failures in a lab environment and locate/characterize the defect or anomaly using a variety of electrical, optical, and physical techniques. Collaboration is expected with experts within the FA lab and other organizations, e.g., Design, Test, and Manufacturing. FA results will be documented in formal failure analysis reports. Analysis techniques will involve a range of approaches including: rigorous analysis of the device on evaluation boards (EVBs), detailed in-circuit probing to examine signal behavior & de-processing of the packaged device in order to iden...