Senior Semiconductor Failure Analysis Engineer

191 Altera Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera seeks an experienced semiconductor Physical Failure Analysis Engineer to identify root causes behind yield and reliability issues in next-gen devices. You will work with design and process teams to develop robust FA methodologies and drive improvements across products and manufacturing.

Use SEM/FIB/EDX and related tools to isolate faults, analyze data, and communicate findings. Minimum 8+ years in semiconductor FA plus strong collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor failure analysis.
• Experience with layout and design tools.
• Ability to interpret Emission microscopes and related data.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product/Yield/Reliability Engineers to drive fault isolation.
• Support physical failure analysis and root cause determination of device failures.
• Interpret data from Emission microscopes, LVP and OBIRCH to define FA processes.
• Operate SEM, FIB and EDX tools to perform failure analysis on die and packages.
• Develop reports and communicate findings to engineers regularly.

Skills

Semiconductor failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Yield/reliability improvement

SEM/FIB/EDX analysis

Layout & design tools experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SEM, FIB, EDX

Layout & Design tools (Virtuoso, Avalon, SysNav)

Job description

Altera seeks an experienced semiconductor Physical Failure Analysis Engineer to identify root causes behind yield and reliability issues in next-gen devices. You will work with design and process teams to develop robust FA methodologies and drive improvements across products and manufacturing.

Use SEM/FIB/EDX and related tools to isolate faults, analyze data, and communicate findings. Minimum 8+ years in semiconductor FA plus strong collaboration skills are essential.