Senior Yield & Failure Analysis Engineer – Semiconductors

Micron Memory Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho seeks a Principal Product Yield Analysis Engineer to drive test yield improvements from design through mass production. You will use electrical, physical, and optical analysis to identify root causes and coordinate across Product Engineering, Design, Test, QA, R&D Yield Enhancement, and Manufacturing Yield Enhancement.

The role requires 5+ years in semiconductors, strong analytical skills, and experience with EDA tools, Python, and ML/AI-based failure analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant semiconductor experience.
• Hands-on electrical, physical, and optical failure analysis.
• Proficiency with probe/backend test flows.
• Strong English communication to present findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and physical failure analysis and optical fault isolation.
• Leverage EDA tools for circuit understanding and failure signature analysis; explore ML/AI solutions.
• Dissect fab and probe data; monitor yields and correlate with inline monitors and reliability data.
• Lead weekly teleconferences with remote and US sites to present findings and actions.
• Mentor remote FA teams and provide silicon support for new products/tech nodes.

Skills

Electrical failure analysis

Physical failure analysis

Optical fault isolation

Data analytics

Python

ML/AI in failure analysis

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Electronics/ Photonics/Materials Science & Engineering/Applied Physics/Computer Engineering

Tools

ESDA

Layout tracing

Net tracing

Advanced image analyzers

EDA tools

Job description

Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho seeks a Principal Product Yield Analysis Engineer to drive test yield improvements from design through mass production. You will use electrical, physical, and optical analysis to identify root causes and coordinate across Product Engineering, Design, Test, QA, R&D Yield Enhancement, and Manufacturing Yield Enhancement.

The role requires 5+ years in semiconductors, strong analytical skills, and experience with EDA tools, Python, and ML/AI-based failure analysis.