Electrical Test Failure Analysis Technician

TTM Technologies; Jackson Township (ND); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and well-being benefits

401K

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

TTM Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Test Failure Analysis Technician to perform deep-dive diagnostics on bare PCBs and drive root-cause investigations. You will bridge testing and quality engineering, ensuring defects are identified to prevent reoccurrence.

The role requires 2+ years in electronics testing, familiarity with PCB construction, IPC standards, and bench tools like DMMs and TDR. On-site position with comprehensive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Electronics Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of electronics testing experience with failure analysis or advanced troubleshooting.
• Deep understanding of PCB construction, netlists, trace routing, IPC standards (IPC-A-600 or IPC-9252).

Responsibilities

• Lead Failure Diagnostics: Isolate and analyze electrical faults on rejected bare boards.
• Root-Cause Investigation: Use bench equipment (DMM, micro-ohmmeters, TDR, microscopes) to pinpoint defect causes.
• Cross-Sectioning & Verification: Coordinate micro-sectioning to confirm copper defects, voids, or registration issues.
• Feedback to Engineering: Report systemic defect trends and help implement corrective actions.
• Run Secondary Verification: Operate flying probe testers to re-verify boards after rework.
• Detailed Reporting: Document failure analysis reports with traceability for high-reliability industries.

Skills

PCB testing

Root-cause analysis

Electrical testing

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in Electronics Technology or related field

Tools

DMM

micro-ohmmeters

TDR

visual inspection microscope

bare-board testing software

Job description

TTM Technologies, Inc. – Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) – Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM’s time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com

Job Summary

The Electrical Test Failure Analysis Technician performs deep-dive diagnostic testing and root-cause analysis on bare printed circuit boards (PCBs) that fail standard electrical checks. This role bridges the gap between raw testing and quality engineering, ensuring manufacturing defects are accurately diagnosed to prevent future production defects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Failure Diagnostics: Isolate and analyze electrical faults (such as intermittent opens, micro-shorts, high resistance, and dielectric breakdowns) on rejected bare boards.
• Root-Cause Investigation: Utilize advanced benchtop equipment—including digital multimeters (DMM), micro-ohmmeters, time-domain reflectometers (TDR), and visual inspection microscopes—to pinpoint the exact location and cause of a defect.
• Cross-Sectioning & Verification: Prepare or coordinate micro-sectioning analysis when necessary to visually confirm internal layer copper defects, plating voids, or registration issues.
• Feedback to Engineering: Work closely with CAM, process engineering, and fabrication teams to report systemic defect trends and help implement corrective actions.
• Run Secondary Verification: Operate flying probe testers specifically to re-verify boards after manual rework or engineering modifications.
• Detailed Reporting: Document comprehensive failure analysis reports, maintaining traceability logs for high-reliability industries (e.g., aerospace and defense).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Associate degree in Electronics Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a highly related technical field preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years of electronics testing experience, with a proven track record in failure analysis or advanced troubleshooting.
• Technical Skills: Deep understanding of PCB construction, netlists, trace routing, IPC standards (such as IPC-A-600 or IPC-9252).
• Equipment Proficiency: Mastery of bench diagnostic tools (scopes, meters, TDR testers), and specialized bare-board testing software.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to isolating complex, multi-layer electrical failures.

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Compensation and Benefits:

TTM offers a variety of health and well-being benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401K, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation & holidays. Benefits are available 1st of the month following date of hire.

Compensation for roles at TTM Technologies varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, TTM provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in New York, California and Colorado. For California-based roles, compensation ranges are based upon specific physical locations.

Export Statement:

Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC including but not limited to: a) being able to identify ITAR product on the manufacturing floor and understand that access to these products and related technical data is restricted to only US Citizens and US Permanent Residents; b) recognition ofForeign Person visitors by badge differentiation; c) understand and follow authorization procedures for bringing foreign visitors into facilities (VAL); d) understand the Export and ITAR requirements for shipments leaving the US; e) manage vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.