Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer

TPI Global Solutions; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TPI Global Solutions is seeking an experienced Failure Analysis Engineer in Austin, TX to validate semiconductor, board, and system-level failures. You will bring up server platforms, support NPI, and debug hardware, firmware, drivers, and power/thermal systems.

You will analyze logs, develop diagnostics, automate FA workflows, and collaborate across teams to root cause issues. Travel to contract manufacturing sites will be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• Strong fundamentals in electronics and semiconductor test, validation, and debug.
• Experience with PCIe, memory, power and thermal subsystems is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages for automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute DOEs to validate silicon, board, and system-level failures.
• Bring up server platforms and test stations to support FA for NPI and production.
• Debug hardware, firmware, drivers, power, thermal, PCIe and memory fails.
• Analyze logs, telemetry, and data to identify failure signatures and dependencies.
• Develop and validate diagnostics, stress tests, and functional tests.
• Interface with cross-functional teams to reproduce, isolate, and root cause failures.
• Develop automation for FA workflows and maintain test environments.
• Document processes and deliver FA reports and reviews.
• Optimize lab workflows to reduce turnaround time and downtime.
• Analyze large datasets, develop dashboards, and generate technical reports.
• Travel to contract manufacturing sites to assist with bring-up and training.

Skills

EE fundamentals

GPU/CPU architecture

Test/Debug/Validation

Python

Shell scripting

C++

C# / equivalent languages

Automation development

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Thermal cameras

Regulated power supplies

Job description

• Develop and execute DOEs to Validate silicon-, board-, and system-level failures.
• Bring up server platforms and test stations to support Failure Analysis for NPI and production.
• Debug hardware, firmware, driver, power, thermal, PCIe and memory Fails.
• Analyze logs, telemetry, and test data to identify failure signatures and dependencies.
• Develop and validate diagnostics, stress tests, and functional tests.
• Interface with multiple cross functional team members to Reproduce, Isolate and Root cause Failures.
• Develop automation for FA workflows.
• Configure and maintain Windows- and Linux-based server test environments.
• Document processes, technical findings, and deliver clear FA reports and reviews.
• Optimize lab workflows and test capability to reduce turnaround time and system downtime.
• Analyze large datasets, develop dashboards, and generate technical reports.
• Travel to Contract Manufacturing Sites to assist with Bring up and Training.

Preferred Experience:

• Strong EE fundamentals, knowledgeable in GPU/CPU architecture, post-silicon validation, platform debug, or test development.
• 5 years of experience in Test, Debug or Validation of semiconductor assemblies.
• Strong knowledge of PCIe, memory, power management and thermal-control subsystems.
• Experience debugging firmware, drivers, operating systems, and hardware interactions.
• Experience with firmware tuning, PVT characterization, voltage, temperature, and frequency margining.
• Programming and automation experience in Python, shell scripting, C++, C#, or equivalent languages.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, regulated power supplies, and thermal cameras.
• Ability to interpret schematics, component datasheets, logs, telemetry, and validation data.
• Experience with GPU data-center platforms and air- or liquid-cooled infrastructure is preferred.
• Experience working with AI tools or agent-based automation to engineering workflows is preferred.

Academic Credentials:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.