Semiconductor Failure Analysis Technician

Altera Corporation; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera is seeking a Physical Failure Analysis Technician in San Jose, CA to perform sample preparation and initial physical analysis on product yield, reliability and customer returns. You will collaborate with engineers to identify failures in processes and products.

Responsibilities include delayering, mechanical polishing, electron microscopy imaging of defects, preparing samples to isolate faults, and tracking failure-analysis cases while coordinating with manufacturing for root-cause fixes.

Qualifications

• Experience performing physical failure analysis on semiconductor products.
• Ability to prepare samples and isolate faults.
• Collaborates with manufacturing teams for root-cause fixes.

Responsibilities

• Identify electrical, thermal, mechanical failures in packages or components.
• Perform delayering, mechanical polishing, and electron microscopy imaging of defects.
• Prepare samples to isolate faults and document failure-analysis cases.
• Track and update failure-analysis cases daily; maintain reports and follow-up.
• Contribute to automation and improvement of failure-analysis processes and techniques.

Skills

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Electron microscopy

Delayering

Polishing

Job description

Altera is seeking a Physical Failure Analysis Technician in San Jose, CA to perform sample preparation and initial physical analysis on product yield, reliability and customer returns. You will collaborate with engineers to identify failures in processes and products.

Responsibilities include delayering, mechanical polishing, electron microscopy imaging of defects, preparing samples to isolate faults, and tracking failure-analysis cases while coordinating with manufacturing for root-cause fixes.