Manufacturing Failure Analysis Engineer (Server Reliability)

Supermicro; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a highly skilled Failure Analysis Engineer - Manufacturing to lead investigations into product failures and drive root cause identification for improved reliability and performance.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and support teams, run tests, and report findings while mentoring junior staff and coordinating corrective actions across manufacturing lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or related).
• 3+ years experiences in related roles with hands-on server/rack systems or failure analysis labs.
• Strong understanding of server/rack architecture, OS and GPU systems.
• Familiar with oscilloscopes and analysis flows/methodology.

Responsibilities

• Investigate hardware, software, and network-related failures in servers and related systems to identify root causes.
• Run tests to reproduce failure modes and validate fixes.
• Perform reporting on failure analysis and action items.
• Work with design, manufacturing, engineer, and support teams to implement design changes and process improvements.
• Perform hardware repairs, component replacements, and system reconfigurations to restore service quickly.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and development for junior-level resources.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Troubleshooting

Hardware Testing

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Server/Rack systems knowledge

Job description

Supermicro is seeking a highly skilled Failure Analysis Engineer - Manufacturing to lead investigations into product failures and drive root cause identification for improved reliability and performance.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and support teams, run tests, and report findings while mentoring junior staff and coordinating corrective actions across manufacturing lines.