Hands-On Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer

Insight Global; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer to perform fault isolation and failure analysis on complex electronic hardware in a lab setting. The role emphasizes debugging at component, board, and interconnect levels using techniques such as TDR, thermal imaging, CT/X-ray, and optical microscopy.

The ideal candidate has an Electronics/Electrical Engineering background and a passion for hands-on debugging and rigorous documentation of results.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical failure analysis in hardware.
• Ability to troubleshoot at component, board, interconnect levels.
• Strong analytical and data-documented reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on electrical failure analysis and fault isolation on electronic components, assemblies, and hardware.
• Debug electrical faults and identify potential failure locations and mechanisms.
• Perform electrical probing and measurement to support failure isolation.
• Utilize TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) and related techniques to identify interconnect, signal-path, or electrical discontinuities.
• Apply thermal imaging to support fault localization and electrical debugging.
• Utilize CT, 2D/3D X-ray, and optical microscopy to complement electrical analysis.
• Perform or coordinate cross-section imaging to further investigate identified failure sites.
• Correlate electrical findings with physical evidence to support root-cause analysis.
• Document test methods, results, images, data, and conclusions in clear technical reports.

Skills

Electrical fault isolation

Electrical probing

Debugging

Root-cause analysis

Lab debugging

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

TDR equipment

CT/X-ray

Thermal imaging

Optical microscopy

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer to perform fault isolation and failure analysis on complex electronic hardware in a lab setting. The role emphasizes debugging at component, board, and interconnect levels using techniques such as TDR, thermal imaging, CT/X-ray, and optical microscopy.

The ideal candidate has an Electronics/Electrical Engineering background and a passion for hands-on debugging and rigorous documentation of results.