Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer

Solidigm Inc.; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Solidigm Inc. is seeking an Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer to diagnose and analyze electrical failures at the system level in SSD products. You will work on board-level validation, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve reliability.

You will use tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, TDR, and DMM, and collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to implement robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related field with 3+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience in board level electrical validation, electrical fault isolation, and design of experiments (DOE).
• Proficiency in electrical diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzer, TDR, curve tracer, DMM, Oakgate.
• Experience reading and interpreting schematics and PCB layouts (e.g., Cadence Allegro Viewer) to guide board-level debug and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with electrical interfaces such as I2C, UART and JTAG and SMBus support.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed electrical failure analysis on PCBs, power delivery systems and sub-systems to identify root causes of failures.
• Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzer, TDR, DMM to conduct in-circuit failure investigations.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to develop corrective and preventive measures.
• Document findings in comprehensive reports with root-cause analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Lead or assist in defining strategies for system-level failure analysis processes and methodologies.

Skills

Board-level debug

Electrical validation

Electrical fault isolation

DOE

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power analyzer

TDR

DMM

Curve tracer

Oakgate

Cadence Allegro Viewer

I2C

UART

JTAG

SMBus

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power analyzer

TDR

DMM

Curve tracer

Oakgate

Cadence Allegro Viewer

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for diagnosing and analyzing electrical failures at system level in our SSD products, developing corrective actions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product reliability. Your hands-on expertise with board-level debug methodologies will help identify root causes, prevent recurrence, and ensure our products meet the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed electrical failure analysis on PCBs, power delivery systems and other sub-systems to identify root causes of failures.
• Use advanced diagnostic and analytical tools, such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzer, TDR, DMM to conduct in-circuit failure investigations.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to develop corrective and preventive measures.
• Document findings in comprehensive reports, presenting root-cause analysis and actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Lead and/or assist in defining strategies for system level failure analysis processes and methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related field with 3+ years of experience.
• Demonstrate hands‑on experience in board level electrical validation, electrical fault isolation, and design of experiments (DOE).
• Proficiency in electrical diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzer, TDR, curve tracer, DMM, Oakgate.
• Experience reading and interpreting schematics and PCB layouts (e.g., Cadence Allegro Viewer) to guide board-level debug and root‑cause analysis.
• Experience with electrical interfaces such as I2C, UART and JTAG and SMBus ≠ SPI PCIe amplified entire pipeline. . . . , … . current …