Lead Server Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 93,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligibility

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, seeks a Staff Failure Analysis Engineer to lead root‑cause investigations of server and datacenter hardware, driving corrective actions to improve reliability and quality. You will work hands‑on with CPUs, GPUs, DIMMs, NVMe drives, FPGA, NICs, and power supplies, guiding engineering, manufacturing, and QA teams.

The ideal candidate has deep server hardware expertise, strong analytical and communication skills, and a proven ability to mentor FA/test engineers in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or an equivalent combination of professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience executing tests and automating test cases.
• 5+ years of computer hardware relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex FA investigations from failure reproduction through root‑cause identification and corrective action.
• Analyze test logs, MRS/RMA records, repair history, and manufacturing test data.
• Perform hardware‑level troubleshooting of server systems, PCBA, CPU, DIMM, GPU/EAM, PCIe, NVMe, FPGA, NIC, PSU, and related components.
• Determine whether failures are related to hardware, firmware, software, workmanship, process, or design/CRD changes.
• Partner with PE/MQE/QC/TE/MFG to drive 4D investigations containment and permanent corrective actions.
• Review repair activities and ensure all failure and repair history is accurately captured.
• Identify recurring issues and drive improvements to test coverage and manufacturing processes.
• Support new product introduction and production ramp activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to FA/test engineers and manufacturing teams.
• Execute server hardware reliability system testing, reliability stresses, failure analysis, and statistical analysis through all phases of the product life cycle working with cross‑functional teams, including hardware developers and system engineers.
• Hands‑on Hardware reliability system testing, reliability stresses, failure analysis, debug, and statistical analysis.
• Work with engineering and other cross‑functional team management to define operation project requirements, solutions, and schedules.
• Develop innovative techniques/approaches to accelerate failure identification and mechanism understanding and support technology transfer to high volume manufacturing.
• Participate in product design and reliability reviews during new product development to ensure the robustness of product design and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Server hardware

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering

Tools

Linux

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Job description

ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, seeks a Staff Failure Analysis Engineer to lead root‑cause investigations of server and datacenter hardware, driving corrective actions to improve reliability and quality. You will work hands‑on with CPUs, GPUs, DIMMs, NVMe drives, FPGA, NICs, and power supplies, guiding engineering, manufacturing, and QA teams.

The ideal candidate has deep server hardware expertise, strong analytical and communication skills, and a proven ability to mentor FA/test engineers in a