Senior Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer - Electronics

Starkey Laboratories; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 93,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company 
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Company-paid life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Hearing aid benefits

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Paid floating holidays

Paid volunteer service day

Paid paternity and maternity leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Starkey Laboratories in Eden Prairie, MN is seeking a Failure Analysis & Reliability Engineer to investigate electrical and physical failures in microelectronic circuits, flex assemblies, and components. You will conduct reliability testing, perform root-cause analyses, and deliver actionable improvement recommendations for Starkey’s hearing technology portfolio.

The role requires hands-on analysis, strong knowledge of PCB/microelectronics, and collaboration across design and manufacturing teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in failure analysis & reliability engineering for electronic/electromechanical components, subassemblies, or full assemblies or 5 years with MS degree.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, RF/wireless, mechanical, metallurgical, chemical, and acoustic troubleshooting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical analysis and troubleshooting by reading schematics and layouts.
• Identify root causes using bench test equipment (curve tracer, micro probers, multimeters, oscilloscope).
• Perform physical failure analysis using microscopy, cross sections, and x-ray.
• Write failure analysis reports with clear conclusions and recommendations.
• Participate in design reviews and provide engineering direction as needed.
• Use DOE, fault tree analysis, and other RCA tools to improve quality.
• Improve reliability of hearing aid products and related assemblies.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Failure analysis

Reliability testing

Electrical knowledge

Analytical skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

MS degree (optional)

Tools

Curve tracer

Microprobe

Oscilloscope

X-ray

Microscopy

Job description

Starkey Laboratories in Eden Prairie, MN is seeking a Failure Analysis & Reliability Engineer to investigate electrical and physical failures in microelectronic circuits, flex assemblies, and components. You will conduct reliability testing, perform root-cause analyses, and deliver actionable improvement recommendations for Starkey’s hearing technology portfolio.

The role requires hands-on analysis, strong knowledge of PCB/microelectronics, and collaboration across design and manufacturing teams