Senior Semiconductor Failure Analysis Engineer

SiTime; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Health and wellness benefits (medical,

Equity grants

Job summary

SiTime is seeking a Senior Failure Analysis Engineer to join a highly collaborative engineering team focused on solving complex semiconductor IC failures. This role is ideal for a hands‑on technical expert who excels in deep‑dive analysis using advanced FA tools and cross‑functional problem solving to identify failure mechanisms and drive root cause resolution.

You will help improve product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction for advanced semiconductor products, while preparing FA

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor IC failure analysis.
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Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and physical failure analysis investigations from initial fault isolation through root cause conclusion.
• Analyze failures from customer returns, qualification, reliability testing, and new product development to identify failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with design, product, test, system, reliability, and customer engineering teams to improve design robustness, test coverage, and manufacturing quality.
• Prepare clear FA summaries, technical reports, and leadership updates that support timely decision‑making.
• Strengthen FA best practices, share lessons learned, and help improve overall analysis efficiency and reporting consistency.

Skills

Hands-on failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Clear communication

Investigations leadership

Problem solving

Ownership mindset

High-speed environment

Electrical engineering basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SEM

EDX

FIB

Micro-probing

2D/3D X-ray inspection

Decapsulation

Cross-sectioning

Job description

SiTime is seeking a Senior Failure Analysis Engineer to join a highly collaborative engineering team focused on solving complex semiconductor IC failures. This role is ideal for a hands‑on technical expert who excels in deep‑dive analysis using advanced FA tools and cross‑functional problem solving to identify failure mechanisms and drive root cause resolution.

You will help improve product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction for advanced semiconductor products, while preparing FA