Senior Failure Analysis Engineer — Semiconductor FA Leader

Kids for the Future; Newburyport (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kids for the Future is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer in Newburyport, MA. You will perform debug, fault isolation, and root cause analyses on prototype and production devices, guiding junior engineers and justifying lab investments to stay best in class.

The role requires extensive FA expertise with ICs (analog/digital/ASICs), PEM/TIVA data interpretation, and hands-on use of ATE tools, X-ray, SEM, and decapsulation techniques.

Qualifications

• Perform electrical verification and fault isolation on complex ICs to determine the failure mechanism.
• Replicate ATE test data on the manual FA bench using ATE datalogs and product datasheets.
• Lead and guide junior analysts; act as a quality agent and drive others toward quality mindset.
• Gather PEM, TIVA and Thermal hotspot data and drive to the correct failure location using CAD design data.
• Perform material characterization (SAM, X-RAY, SEM, EDS, cross-sections) for root cause analysis.
• Decapsulate various packages including hermetic and plastic molded using chemical, laser and mechanical methods.
• Deprocess dies or wafers with chemical, mechanical or RIE etching with care.
• Collaborate with Mfg, Assembly, Product, and Test Eng to meet deadlines and prioritize FA requests.
• Work hands-on and independently on multiple active projects.

Responsibilities

• Backfill senior FA engineer Jon Patten; manage FA queue.
• Install FA equipment and coordinate maintenance and testing procedures.
• Proactively write and maintain Failure Analysis Lab procedures and reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve tools, cycle time, utilization and cost.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts on lab tools and techniques.

Skills

Electrical failure analysis

Debug

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Semiconductor FA

Education

4 Year Degree

Tools

ATE equipment

Curve tracers

Parametric analyzers

AC/DC test equipment

X-Ray

Job description

Kids for the Future is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer in Newburyport, MA. You will perform debug, fault isolation, and root cause analyses on prototype and production devices, guiding junior engineers and justifying lab investments to stay best in class.

The role requires extensive FA expertise with ICs (analog/digital/ASICs), PEM/TIVA data interpretation, and hands-on use of ATE tools, X-ray, SEM, and decapsulation techniques.