Failure Analysis Engineer: Root-Cause Detective

Q-Edge Corporation, Foxconn; Georgia; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-Edge Corporation in Georgia seeks a Failure Analysis Engineer to examine product failures, identify root causes, and propose corrective actions to improve reliability and reduce costs. You will apply metallographic analysis, electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction to determine failure modes, and collaborate with R&D, production, and quality control to implement improvements.

The role also involves building a knowledge base of failure cases for training and guiding future product design and

Qualifications

• Proficient in failure analysis methods such as metallography, electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction.
• Able to identify root causes of failures including design defects, materials, manufacturing deviations.
• Knowledge of material aging and corrosion in varying environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the causes of failures: use professional analysis techniques to inspect failed products and determine root causes.
• Provide improvement suggestions to R&D, production, and quality control to optimize design and processes.
• Improve product quality and reliability by solving failure problems and reducing maintenance costs.
• Accumulate knowledge by building a failure analysis case database for training and reference.

Skills

Failure Analysis Techniques

Material Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Q-Edge Corporation in Georgia seeks a Failure Analysis Engineer to examine product failures, identify root causes, and propose corrective actions to improve reliability and reduce costs. You will apply metallographic analysis, electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction to determine failure modes, and collaborate with R&D, production, and quality control to implement improvements.

The role also involves building a knowledge base of failure cases for training and guiding future product design and