Lead Failure Analysis Engineer, Semiconductor Reliability

Analog Devices, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision and dental coverage

401k

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. in the United States seeks a seasoned Reliability/FA specialist to lead failure analysis across semiconductor products, from HTOL to HAST, collaborating with design, manufacturing and quality teams.

You will apply FA methods such as SEM, EDS, X-ray, photon emission, OBIRCH and CSAM, generate 8D reports, and contribute to CAPA and long-term reliability improvements. A bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or Physics plus 5 years of experience are required;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related STEM discipline.
• 5 years of industry experience in semiconductor reliability or failure analysis.
• Hands-on FA techniques: SEM, EDS, optical profiler, etc.
• Electrical testing: Oscilloscopes, curve tracers, thermal imaging.
• Fault isolation: Photon emission, OBIRCH, X-ray, CSAM.
• Understanding semiconductor device physics, packaging technologies, and failure mechanisms.
• Experience with JEDEC reliability standards and procedures.
• Project management with external reliability labs.
• Strong statistical data analysis capability using JMP, Python, etc.
• Strong technical writing and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support root cause failure investigations from reliability testing, manufacturing, and field returns.
• Develop and execute detailed failure analysis plans.
• Coordinate / conduct FA using in-house and outside labs (SEM, EDS, CSAM, X-ray).
• Perform material and defect characterization to identify failure modes in semiconductors, packages, and assemblies.
• Prepare FA reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Execute product qualification and reliability stress testing (HTOL, TC, HAST).
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, test, and quality teams to resolve failures.
• Support CAPA based on FA findings and generate 8D reports.
• Assist with customer communications to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Statistical data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Project management

Data analysis tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science

Bachelor's degree in Physics

Master's or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

SEM

EDS

CSAM

X-ray

Optical profiler

Oscilloscopes

Curve tracers

Thermal imaging

Photon emission

OBIRCH

Weibull analysis

Python

JMP

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. in the United States seeks a seasoned Reliability/FA specialist to lead failure analysis across semiconductor products, from HTOL to HAST, collaborating with design, manufacturing and quality teams.

You will apply FA methods such as SEM, EDS, X-ray, photon emission, OBIRCH and CSAM, generate 8D reports, and contribute to CAPA and long-term reliability improvements. A bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or Physics plus 5 years of experience are required;