Failure Analysis Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled engineer to focus on fault isolation of semiconductor IC devices. This role involves evaluating electrical characteristics and utilizing advanced analytical tools to identify root causes of failures. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, working with diverse engineering teams to ensure product reliability and quality. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic field. Join a team that values your expertise and provides a supportive atmosphere for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus

Annual RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of fault isolation techniques with hands-on experience.
• Experience with semiconductor IC failure analysis is essential.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate electrical characteristics to determine root cause of failures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze design and reliability.

Skills

Fault isolation techniques

Digital/Analog CMOS circuits

Hands-on experience with ATE

Scan/ATPG/MBIST debug

Structural debug for yield

Emission Microscopy

Laser Voltage Probe (LVP)

e-Beam system

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's in Electronics and Communications

Tools

Advantest digital automatic test equipment

CAD layout tools

Laser Voltage Probe

e-Beam system

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

The main responsibility for this position is Fault Isolation of semiconductor IC devices to help determine root cause. Evaluates the electrical characteristics of systems and/or integrated circuits, components, and sub-components to help determine root cause of failure using Electrical fault isolation tools/techniques. Review of current and historical production, and quality data will be necessary as part of the investigation. High level of collaboration and interaction with different Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Foundry Engineering teams is necessary. The qualified candidate will be working autonomously or at times within a team, to analyze design, reliability, or yield failures down to a root cause. This will involve use of various state-of-the-art analytical tools, processing the acquired data and information sets to arrive at a conclusion regarding the cause of failure. Ability to seamlessly work with cross-functional teams around the globe is a must.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Fundamental knowledge of Fault isolation techniques and hands-on experience
2. Advantest digital automatic test equipment (ATE) hands-on experience
3. Hands-on Scan/ATPG/MBIST debug
4. Sound theoretical knowledge of Digital/Analog CMOS circuits
5. Experience with CAD layout tools
6. Hands-on experience semiconductor IC Failure Analysis experience in:

• Structural debug (ATPG) for yield
• Fault isolation techniques: Emission Microscopy, LASER based stimulation techniques; LIVA/TIVA/CTM, Thermal emission, Curve tracer, X-ray imaging etc.
• Tools/techniques that use Solid Immersion Lens (SIL)
• Hands-on experience with Laser Voltage Probe (LVP), e-Beam system is a definite plus

Required: Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Communications

Preferred: Master's, Electrical Engineering

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$94,200.00 - $141,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate).