Hardware Failure Analysis Engineer - Onsite Houston

Foxconn Industrial Internet - FII; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Foxconn Industrial Internet - FII seeks an FA Engineer in Houston, Texas, to perform deep-dive electrical, physical, and signal/software failure analyses on complex systems. The role is on-site in Houston (IB3) with lab-based workdays and no remote option.

You will conduct root-cause analysis, troubleshoot at circuit/board level, and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to implement CAPA actions. Strong scripting and Linux/Windows experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of failure analysis or hardware debug experience preferred.
• Manufacturing/production environment experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct root-cause analysis (RCA) on complex hardware, system-level, and component failures identified during production, testing.
• Perform circuit/board-level troubleshooting, signal tracing, thermal imaging, and component isolation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors/customers to communicate failure modes, findings, and CAPA actions.
• Monitor failure trends in production and drive systemic improvements to increase yield and reduce repeat failures.
• Utilize diagnostic software, debug tools, and hardware utilities (e.g., JTAG, I2C/SPI analyzers) in Linux/Windows environments.
• Train Technicians, Testers, and Assistant FA Engineers on teardown techniques and diagnostic procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hardware failure analysis

Troubleshooting electronics

Python scripting

Linux/Unix

Windows

Reading schematics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

JTAG

I2C/SPI analyzers

Job description

Foxconn Industrial Internet - FII seeks an FA Engineer in Houston, Texas, to perform deep-dive electrical, physical, and signal/software failure analyses on complex systems. The role is on-site in Houston (IB3) with lab-based workdays and no remote option.

You will conduct root-cause analysis, troubleshoot at circuit/board level, and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to implement CAPA actions. Strong scripting and Linux/Windows experience are required.