ASIC Failure Analysis Engineer [Hybrid]

Anysilicon; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer in San Jose, California, to join the Quality and Reliability group. The hybrid role involves three days in the office and focuses on failure analysis of ASIC products, with close interaction across product, test, and design teams.

The ideal candidate has extensive semiconductor FA experience and a passion for problem solving, with expertise in cross-section, X-ray, CSAM, TDR, FIB, SEM, TEM, IR/EMMI/OBIRCH techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field required.
• 8 years of experience in semiconductor failure analysis.
• Experience writing and executing FA plans and interpreting results from FA techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct root cause failure analysis of silicon product reliability test and field failures, proposing corrective actions.
• Develop and implement standard processes for failure analysis using various FA equipment.
• Coordinate logistics and instructions to direct the failure analysis process systematically.
• Document and report failure analysis results to management.
• Serve as a technical resource for failure analysis inquiries.
• Develop and maintain relationships with FA service and equipment vendors.
• Interface with product, test, and design engineering groups to identify and characterize faults on emerging technologies.

Skills

FA hardware setups

Fault isolation techniques

Semiconductor physics

Transistor operation knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SIL

LSM

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to join its Quality and Reliability group in San Jose, California. This hybrid role involves approximately three days in the office and focuses on performing failure analysis of ASIC products. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in semiconductor failure analysis and a passion for problem-solving.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct root cause failure analysis of silicon product reliability test and field failures, proposing corrective actions.
• Develop and implement standard processes for failure analysis using various FA equipment.
• Coordinate logistics and instructions to direct the failure analysis process systematically.
• Document and report failure analysis results to management.
• Serve as a technical resource for failure analysis inquiries.
• Develop and maintain relationships with FA service and equipment vendors.
• Interface with product, test, and design engineering groups to identify and characterize faults on emerging technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• 8 years of experience in semiconductor failure analysis.
• Experience writing and executing FA plans and interpreting results from FA techniques such as cross-section, X-ray, CSAM, TDR, FIB, SEM, TEM, IR/EMMI/OBIRCH.

Skills:

• Proficient in specifying hardware and implementing setups for dynamic FA using SIL and LSM.
• Experience with fault isolation techniques using ATE, Scan/ATPG, MBIST.
• Knowledge of semiconductor technology and processes, including Fab, Assembly, and Advanced Packaging.
• Understanding of transistor function, semiconductor device physics, and behavior under various operating conditions.

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