Senior Electrical Engineer - Failure Analysis

Advanced Energy Management Limited; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 92,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Paid vacation 3 weeks

Paid holidays 12

401(k) match

Parental leave

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Fort Collins, CO is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for Failure Analysis to determine root causes of RF, DC generators, matching networks and high voltage product returns.

You will lead 8D teams, write concise failure analyses, collaborate with global service sites, and drive corrective actions to reduce field escapes while ensuring data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering is required.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience, depending on education.
• Excellent decision making and problem solving.
• Proficient knowledge of electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Six Sigma Black Belt training is preferred.
• Quality-focused skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality failure analysis reports in a timely manner.
• Review RMAs for warranty and non-failures to maintain up-to-date field quality data.
• Collaborate with Operations to eliminate identified risks to field escapes.
• Create 8D teams to resolve problems identified.
• Identify probable root causes of failures and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure integrity of failure data, symptoms, and failure modes.
• Analyze failure trends and provide quantitative insights.
• Mentor others in investigation techniques and historical trends.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of products and applications.
• Drive improvements in corporate functional capabilities.
• Drive corrective action for simple failures.
• Prepare complete failure analysis reports for internal and external communications.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Electrical troubleshooting

PCB engineering

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Six Sigma Black Belt

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Title: Senior Electrical Engineer - Failure Analysis

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Product Quality and Failure Analysis team, you will use your skills to determine true root causes driving customer dissatisfaction for the returns of RF, DC Generators, Matching Networks and High Voltage products. These are the key product platforms in Advanced Energy’s Plasma Power Products side of the business. There are talented resources on the team currently and you would be a valuable addition to this team which is expanding as we try to further improve customer experience and drive continuous improvements in our Plasma Product space. The Senior Product Quality Electrical engineer will understand what is driving the customer return rates and have a strong desire to get to root cause(s) of these escapes to eliminate future risk. Global Service sites exist worldwide for customer returns to be diagnosed and repaired. Many failure analysis reports will be on units repaired in another region of the world. Collaborating and partnering with these resources will be necessary for success in this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• High level failure analysis report writing in a timely manner
• RMA review of warranty failures and non-failures in effort to have accurate up to date field quality reporting
• Collaborating with Operations resources on how best to eliminate identified risks to field escapes
• Creation of 8D teams to best resolve problems identified.
• Identifies and documents the most probable Root Cause(s) of failures, and driving corrective action
• Ensures integrity of failure data including conditions, symptoms, and failure modes
• Identifies trends in failures and provides quantitative analysis of such trends
• Works independently to support multiple teams and mentors others in investigation techniques and historical trends
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of products and applications
• Drives improvements in corporate functional capabilities
• Drives Corrective Action for simple failures
• Prepares complete, concise Failure Analysis reports for internal and external customer communications

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This position is an in person role based in the Fort Collins, Coloradooffice.
• Mix of a standard office environment utilizing standard office equipment, engineering lab, and/or clean room 90% of the time.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent decision maker and problem solver
• Well-organized with the ability to multitask and a great attention to detail.
• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes
• Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey factual learnings
• Working knowledge of Quality focused skills is desirable
• Ability to manage time and priorities effectively
• Six Sigma Black Belt training is preferred

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in root cause analysis preferred
• Requires a minimum of 5 years engineering experience depending on education

EDUCATION

• A bachelor’s or master's degree in electrical engineering is required

COMPENSATION

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $92,000 to $142,000 per year.

BENEFITS

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan for eligible positions, and a discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and/or veteran status.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to [e-mail]

Applications will be accepted through 9/7/2026, the company reserves the right to review applications at any point after they are submitted.