Engineer / Senior Engineer Reliability & Qualification

Infineon; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon in Western Australia seeks an Engineer or Senior Engineer Reliability and Qualification to join our Quality & Excellence team. You will define reliability strategy, plan testing, and align with customer mission profiles to ensure product quality and performance.

You will lead reliability assessments, establish test infrastructure, and drive risk analyses with cross-functional teams to accelerate product readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience in reliability engineering and product qualification testing.
• Experience in frontend and backend semiconductor manufacturing.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement reliability strategy and planning for emerging packaging technologies.
• Establish and validate electrical test infrastructure for feasibility studies of new package/product technologies.
• Proactively identify new failure modes and quantify risks using statistical analysis.
• Direct reliability stress testing and synthesize data to provide strategic recommendations.
• Participate in high-level project discussions on package delta analyses and risk mitigation.
• Provide technical oversight for qualification of new packages, processes, and production changes.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives to improve reliability methodologies and operational efficiency.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Test programme setup

FMEA

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Physics, or Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Job description

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Excellence isn’t an act - it’s in the DNA of everything we do. As a Engineer / Senior Engineer Reliability and Qualification in our Quality & Excellence team uncover the root causes behind every single error, drive transformational improvements, and implement forward thinking solutions to ensure our products exceed the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. Are you in?

Your role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Reliability Strategy & Planning: Define and implement comprehensive reliability assessment plans for emerging package technologies. Align strategies with package requirement profiles and failure-mechanism-based FMEA to validate technical capability against specified reliability requirements, including customer mission profile requirements.
• Test Capability Development: Establish and validate electrical test infrastructure to support feasibility studies for new package and product technologies. Lead early-stage reliability assessments using prototype chips to reduce risks in product development cycles.
• Risk Identification & Analysis: Proactively identify new failure modes beyond the scope of current industry standards. Apply advanced statistical analysis to quantify potential risks and inform decision-making.
• Execution & Evaluation: Direct reliability stress testing, integrating electrical and physical analyses within system-level application contexts. Synthesise data to draw conclusive reliability assessments and provide strategic recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Participate in high-level project discussions on package delta analyses and risk mitigation strategies.
• Qualification Support: Provide technical oversight and support for the qualification of new packages, process introductions, and production changes.
• Innovation & Digital Transformation: Lead departmental initiatives focused on digital transformation and next-generation reliability methodologies to improve operational efficiency and accelerate business outcomes.

Your profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Physics, or Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• Experience: 0–5 years of progressive experience in the semiconductor industry, covering both frontend and backend manufacturing. Demonstrated expertise in reliability engineering, test programme setup, and product qualification testing is required.
• Professional Competencies:
• Strong ability to work independently and demonstrate proactive leadership in driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support effective cross-functional teamwork.
• Proficiency in problem-solving frameworks, statistical analysis, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) methodologies.
• Preferred Assets: Proven track record in implementing digitalisation solutions or advanced reliability methodologies.

#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization. As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener. Are you in? We are on a journey to create the best Infineon for everyone. We strive to create the best Infineon for everyone by embracing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants for who they are and offer a workplace built on trust, openness, respect and equal opportunity. Our hiring decisions are based on skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Please let your recruiter know if you need any accommodations during the interview process. Learn more about our various [contact channels](#) and about [Diversity & Inclusion](#) at Infineon. Carol Lee