Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer

Experis (Austria); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking a Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer for an onsite role in Austin, TX. You will perform root-cause analysis of silicon, board, and system-level failures, and you will debug hardware, firmware, drivers, and PCIe issues to ensure robust server platform performance.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years in semiconductor validation or failure analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in semiconductor validation, testing, hardware debug, or failure analysis.
• Strong knowledge of GPU/CPU architectures, PCIe, memory systems, and power management.
• Experience with Python, Shell, C++, C#, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Perform root-cause analysis of silicon, board, and system-level failures.
• Debug hardware, firmware, drivers, operating systems, PCIe, memory, power, and thermal issues.
• Develop diagnostics, validation methodologies, stress tests, and automation tools.
• Analyze telemetry, logs, and large datasets to identify and resolve failure signatures.
• Support server platform bring-up, NPI activities, and production failure investigations.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Hardware debug

Problem solving

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Python

Shell

C++

C#

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Our client, a leading Semiconductor and Data Center Technology organization, is seeking a Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer to join their team. As a Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer, you will be part of the Hardware Validation & Engineering organization supporting Server Platform Validation, Failure Analysis, and Data Center Hardware teams. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title:

Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer

Location:

Austin, TX (100% Onsite)

Pay Range:

$55/hr W2

What's the Job?

• Perform root-cause analysis of silicon, board, and system-level failures.
• Debug hardware, firmware, drivers, operating systems, PCIe, memory, power, and thermal issues.
• Develop diagnostics, validation methodologies, stress tests, and automation tools.
• Analyze telemetry, logs, and large datasets to identify and resolve failure signatures.
• Support server platform bring-up, NPI activities, and production failure investigations.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor validation, testing, hardware debug, or failure analysis.
• Strong knowledge of GPU/CPU architectures, PCIe, memory systems, and power management.
• Experience with Python, Shell, C++, C#, or similar programming/scripting languages.
• Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, thermal cameras, and power supplies.