Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer

Insight Global; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer to perform fault isolation and failure analysis on complex electronic hardware in a lab setting. The role emphasizes debugging at component, board, and interconnect levels using techniques such as TDR, thermal imaging, CT/X-ray, and optical microscopy.

The ideal candidate has an Electronics/Electrical Engineering background and a passion for hands-on debugging and rigorous documentation of results.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical failure analysis in hardware.
• Ability to troubleshoot at component, board, interconnect levels.
• Strong analytical and data-documented reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on electrical failure analysis and fault isolation on electronic components, assemblies, and hardware.
• Debug electrical faults and identify potential failure locations and mechanisms.
• Perform electrical probing and measurement to support failure isolation.
• Utilize TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) and related techniques to identify interconnect, signal-path, or electrical discontinuities.
• Apply thermal imaging to support fault localization and electrical debugging.
• Utilize CT, 2D/3D X-ray, and optical microscopy to complement electrical analysis.
• Perform or coordinate cross-section imaging to further investigate identified failure sites.
• Correlate electrical findings with physical evidence to support root-cause analysis.
• Document test methods, results, images, data, and conclusions in clear technical reports.

Skills

Electrical fault isolation

Electrical probing

Debugging

Root-cause analysis

Lab debugging

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

TDR equipment

CT/X-ray

Thermal imaging

Optical microscopy

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer to perform electrical fault isolation, debugging, and failure analysis of complex electronic hardware. This individual will use techniques including electrical probing, TDR, fault isolation, thermal imaging, CT/X-ray, optical microscopy, and cross-section imaging to identify and characterize electrical failures. This position is heavily lab-focused and is best suited for an engineer who enjoys hands-on debugging and failure isolation rather than research-oriented work. The ideal candidate will have a background in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline and experience troubleshooting electrical failures at the component, board, interconnect, or hardware level.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on electrical failure analysis and fault isolation on electronic components, assemblies, and hardware.
• Debug electrical faults and identify potential failure locations and mechanisms.
• Perform electrical probing and measurement to support failure isolation.
• Utilize TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) and related techniques to identify interconnect, signal-path, or electrical discontinuities.
• Apply thermal imaging to support fault localization and electrical debugging.
• Utilize CT, 2D/3D X-ray, and optical microscopy to complement electrical analysis.
• Perform or coordinate cross-section imaging to further investigate identified failure sites.
• Correlate electrical findings with physical evidence to support root-cause analysis.
• Document test methods, results, images, data, and conclusions in clear technical