Reliability Engineer

ao-inc; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Generous PTO

401(k) matching

Job summary

AOI in Sugar Land, Texas seeks a Reliability Engineer to lead reliability testing, data analysis, and tool maintenance for optical devices. The role includes planning qualifications, stress testing, and collaboration with RD/process teams to embed reliability early in development.

The candidate will analyze data, perform failure analyses, and drive corrective actions while documenting results and coordinating with product engineering to resolve yield and quality issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering or physics field with 3 years of reliability testing and data analysis in semiconductor/optical devices.
• Hands-on experience with SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, optical microscopy is preferred.
• Experience with DOE techniques and SPC is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reliability test responsibility: maintain burn-in and testing tools, execute qualification plans, stress testing, and accelerated life testing for optical devices.
• Analyze test data using statistical methods and identify failure trends; develop reports and implement corrective actions.
• Cooperation: collaborate with RD/process engineers to integrate reliability practices early in development and coordinate with product engineering to resolve yield issues.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Independent work

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in MSE/EE/Physics (3+ years in reliability testing)

Master's or PhD in MSE/EE/Physics (1+ year)

Tools

Microsoft Access

SQL

LabVIEW

Job description

Summary

A reliability engineer will be responsible for reliability testing, modeling, and testing tool maintenance in optical laser fabrication. He/She should have a good understanding of reliability evaluation techniques. Experiences with semiconductor manufacturing process, packaging processing, and understanding failure analysis are desirable. He/she will collaborate with other individuals and functional teams, define projects, address issues, develop improvement plans, and finally to document and deliver the desired end results.

Job Duties

Reliability test responsibility

• Maintenance of burn-in and testing tools.
• Understanding and execution of qualification plans, stress testing, and accelerated life testing for optical devices.
• Analyze test data, use statistical methods, identify failure trends.

Failure analysis

• Root cause analysis for failures,
• Implement corrective actions and develop reports.

Cooperation

• Collaborate with RD/process engineers to integrate reliability practices early in development.
• Interact and coordinate with product engineering team to resolve yield and quality issues
• Resolve action items on timely basis to meet product development goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Material Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline plus 3 years of working experience in semiconductor and optical devices reliability testing and data analysis is required.
• Master's degree or Ph.D in Material Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline plus 1 year of working experience in semiconductor laboratory or fabrication is preferred.
• Hands-on experience in semiconductor characterization techniques such as SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, optical microscopy, etc. is preferred.
• Knowledge of compound semiconductor device theory is desired.
• Microsoft Access, SQL, LabVIEW and other programing skills preferred.
• Experience with DOE techniques and SPC (Statistical Process Control) is preferred.
• Strong data analysis and problem solving skills.
• Detail oriented and self-motivated.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Ability to work in clean room environment wearing smock
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for successful inter and intra-group interactions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Subject to noise, vibration, dust, odors, and exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The associate work in a manufacturing environment and be require to wear personal protective equipment.

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

WHY AOI?

In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)