Failure Analysis and Reliability engineer

Applied Materials South East Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials South East Asia in Singapore is seeking a professional for a role focused on failure analysis and reliability testing in the semiconductor industry. Candidates must possess a degree in relevant engineering fields and experience in reliability testing.

The ideal candidate will support analysis and develop testing capabilities, ensuring effective problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

We offer a supportive work culture encouraging personal and professional growth along with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ reliability test and FA experience.
• Good understanding of reliability environmental stress test requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills and team approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Support and perform analysis for stakeholders.
• Conduct reliability tests and maintain tools.
• Develop new analysis capabilities to enhance detection.

Skills

Reliability test experience

Failure analysis techniques

Strong leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of materials physics

Education

Degree in Material/Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FA techniques (cross-section, ion-mill, CSAM)

Reliability tools

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting‑edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Location: Singapore, SGP.

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Failure Analysis

• Support and perform analysis / reliability jobs requested by stakeholders for qualification / evaluation / process reject / RMAs; and provide the results to the making of final reports.
• Advise problem‑solving team or cross‑functional teams on appropriate analysis techniques to employ in order to establish an understanding of the cause/failure mechanism.
• Provide machine readiness and perform buyoff for new tools and capacity ramp‑up.
• Develop new analysis capabilities/techniques to enhance detection capability or productivity or optimize recipes.
• Drive improvement activities such as robustness and cycle time improvement as well as cost reduction activities.
• Conduct FA staff training on FA techniques and procedures.
• Maintain FA tools and lab environment to meet the 5S and safety requirement.
• Support audits and follow up all the action items captured by auditors.
• Assist Finance and sale team to generate FA service quotations for customer FA requirements.
• Work with IT team to set up system for submissions of new FA request and report uploading.
• Other ad-hoc activities assigned by the reporting manager.

Reliability Test

• Schedule and support reliability test request requested by stakeholders.
• Provide machine readiness and perform buyoff for new reliability tools and capacity ramp‑up.
• Establish recipes for reliability tools and procedures for various reliability test and work with vendors for proper jig/carrier designs if required.
• Conduct staff training on reliability tools and test procedures.
• Maintain reliability tools and lab environment to meet the 5S and safety requirement.
• Support internal and external audit and follow up all the action items captured by auditors.
• Assist Finance and sale team to generate reliability service quotations for external request if any.
• Work with IT team to set up system for submissions of new reliability test request and report uploading.
• Other ad-hoc activities assigned by the reporting manager.

Requirements

• Degree in Material/Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ reliability test and FA experience in the semiconductor/photonic industry.
• Have a good understanding and knowledge of reliability environmental stress test requirement, including HTHH, TC, UV & LT test.
• Have a good understanding and application of FA techniques such as cross‑section, ion‑mill, CSAM, EDX, FTIR, FIB etc.
• Have a good understanding and application of material characterisation procedures such as including bend, abrasion & adhesion test.
• Knowledge of materials physics & able to associate the relevance of REL & FA test.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team approach to problem‑solving.
• Self‑directed and able to meet commitments.

Additional Information

Time Type: Full time.

Employee Type: Assignee / Regular.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.

Relocation Eligible: No.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.