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Silicon Failure Analysis Engineer

Austin, TX

... Failure Analysis Engineer! As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and great ... semiconductor, IC, and PCB design Knowledge of semiconductor physics and advanced fabrication ...

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San Jose, CA · On-site

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Description Silicon level Failure Analysis Engineer will perform device level failure analysis to ... or power semiconductor operational characteristics and the ability to apply fault isolation ...

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San Jose, CA · On-site

$76K - $121K/yr

Silicon level Failure Analysis Engineer will perform device level failure analysis to support RMA ... or power semiconductor operational characteristics and the ability to apply fault isolation ...

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Failure Analysis Engineer

Newark, DE · On-site

Failure Analysis Engineer Location: Newark, DE Type: W2 Contract Industry: Medical Devices We are looking for a Failure Analysis Engineer with experience in troubleshooting medical devices ...

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To thrive as a Semiconductor Failure Analysis Engineer, you need a strong foundation in electrical engineering, materials science, and semiconductor device physics, typically supported by a relevant bachelor’s or advanced degree. Familiarity with tools such as Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB) systems, and failure analysis software, as well as certifications like IPC-A-610, are highly advantageous. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help you work efficiently within multidisciplinary teams. These skills are vital for identifying, diagnosing, and resolving complex device failures to support product reliability and innovation.

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A Semiconductor Failure Analysis Engineer identifies and analyzes defects in semiconductor devices to determine root causes of failures. They use techniques such as electron microscopy, spectroscopy, and electrical testing to diagnose issues. Their work helps improve manufacturing processes, enhance product reliability, and support quality assurance. They collaborate with design, process, and reliability engineers to recommend corrective actions. This role is critical in industries like consumer electronics, automotive, and telecommunications, where semiconductor performance is essential.

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A Semiconductor Failure Analysis Engineer typically investigates device failures using advanced analytical techniques such as microscopy, electrical testing, and thermal analysis. Daily tasks often include collaborating with design, manufacturing, and reliability teams, preparing detailed reports on root cause findings, and recommending corrective actions. The role involves hands-on laboratory work, data interpretation, and sometimes fielding urgent analyses to support production timelines. This dynamic environment offers variety and opportunities to directly influence improvements in product quality.

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Failure Analysis Engineer

Failure Analysis Engineer

Texas Instruments

Dallas, TX

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Job description

Change the world. Love your job.
As a Product Engineer in the Analog Circuit Analysis Lab (ACA) in ATD, you'll support new technology development, product ramp, and technology transfers by analyzing and determining the root cause of electrical failures and recommending corrective actions to fix the issues you found. You will interact with a varied disciplines such as analog circuit analysis and design, test and characterization, device physics and semiconductor technology.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    Test setups to electrically verify failures.
    Using global isolation tools such as OBIRCH and EMMI.
    Understand the failure analysis flow - how to get to root cause most efficiently.
    Electrical characterization of semiconductor devices - MOS and bipolar
    Effectively communicating your results via a final report.  You need to be able to defend your recommendations to designers, process experts, and management.
    Be able to probe internal nets on an integrated circuit.
    Understand and apply various pieces of equipment used in testing and characterizing semiconductors.
You'll be involved with many aspects of new technology development at TI and have a chance to make a big impact by finding root cause of failures and recommending corrective actions.  The skill set you develop will be broad: interacting with design, test, and semiconductor process experts regularly and learning how to "follow the data" and get from A -> B most efficiently to rapidly find root cause.
 

Why TI?
  • Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
  • We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
  • Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.
TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.

Minimum requirements:

  • Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or related Engineering field
  • 5 year's of experience in Analog IC Design or Failure Analysis
  • Solid understanding of analog and digital circuits their operation and analysis. Solid understanding of process technologies.


Preferred qualifications:

  • Extensive hands on experience working with different lab equipment for taking data and / or performing device debug or failure analysis. For example use of the curve tracers; return loss analyzers, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
  • Experience of bench testing of op-amps, ADCs, mixed -signal circuits and digital circuits
  • Experience with bench validation and characterization PCBs
  • Experience with integrated circuit and device failure analysis
  • Programming skills for automation of bench characterization equipment (VBA, Python, GPIB)
  • Knowledge and experience characterization of MOS and Bipolar components.
  • Ability to work in a team setup comprising design and fab personnel.
  • Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
  • Ability to take the initiative and drive for results.
  • Strong problem solving, verbal and written communications skills.
  • Ability to multiplex between projects and be able to maintain project schedules.
     

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As a global semiconductor company, we design, manufacture, test and sell analog and embedded processing chips to nearly 100,000 customers. Our products enable electronics everywhere and in things you experience every day - from health care, smart homes and connected cars to drones, smart phones and more. Our passion to create a better and more sustainable world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors drives us to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable.

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Headquarters location

Dallas, TX, US

Year founded

1930

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