Senior Memory Reliability & Characterization Engineer

Intel Corporation; Folsom (CA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Intel Corporation's Foundry division seeks a Senior Memory Characterization & Reliability Engineer to drive reliability assessment, silicon characterization, technology qualification, and certification for advanced embedded memory technologies.

You will collaborate across DTCO, process development, device and product engineering, and customer teams to ensure memory technologies meet quality, reliability, and technology readiness objectives, delivering data‑driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD with 8+ years semiconductor industry experience.
• Experience in memory technology development and reliability characterization.
• Proficiency with JMP and Python or AI‑assisted data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability qualification and certification methodologies for advanced embedded memory technologies.
• Define, analyze, and interpret reliability stress tests and qualification results.
• Investigate reliability risks and failure mechanisms using statistical analysis.
• Lead cross‑functional root cause investigations across process, device, and product engineering.
• Partner with technology development to implement reliability and quality improvements.
• Establish reliability metrics and certification requirements for milestones.
• Generate data‑driven recommendations for certification and product readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance memory reliability, quality, yield, and manufacturability.
• Communicate findings to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
• Support foundry customer engagement on memory qualification and readiness.

Skills

Memory technology development

Python / AI data analysis

Statistical analysis

Education

Masters in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or related

PhD in same disciplines

Tools

JMP

Python

JSL

Job description

Intel Corporation's Foundry division seeks a Senior Memory Characterization & Reliability Engineer to drive reliability assessment, silicon characterization, technology qualification, and certification for advanced embedded memory technologies.

You will collaborate across DTCO, process development, device and product engineering, and customer teams to ensure memory technologies meet quality, reliability, and technology readiness objectives, delivering data‑driven recommendations.