Staff Reliability Engineer - IC Quality & Failure Analysis

Renesas; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

HSA/FSAs

Life insurance

AD&D

LTD

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Vacation

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Renesas is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer, Quality Assurance to own product reliability and quality from development to production. The role requires a deep understanding of IC reliability, qualification planning, and cross-functional collaboration on global teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating qualification, scheduling tests, data analysis for NPI/ORT, driving failure analyses, and delivering reports to internal teams and customers. Strong English communication is required.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or related fields.
• 8+ years of reliability engineering experience for ICs or semiconductor components.
• Knowledge of IC reliability test methodologies (HTOL, ELFR, HTDR/LTDR, ESD/LU, uHAST, TCT, HTSL, BHAST, etc.).
• Familiar with JEDEC families, AEC-Q100/Q006 standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience collaborating with global cross-functional engineering teams.
• Proficient in written and verbal English communications.
• Coordinate reliability qualification, test scheduling, and data analysis for NPI/ORT/quality incidents.
• Drive failure analysis and corrective actions.
• Prepare qualification plans and reports; investigate reliability issues and root causes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate product reliability qualification, test scheduling, and data analysis for NPI, ORT, quality incidents.
• Drive failure analysis activities and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare qualification plans and reports for internal teams and customers.
• Investigate reliability issues and identify root causes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on reliability qualification, failure analysis, risk assessment for quality incidents, and drive risk mitigation.

Skills

Reliability engineering

IC testing

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical/Electronic Engineering/Physics/Material Science

Job description

Renesas is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer, Quality Assurance to own product reliability and quality from development to production. The role requires a deep understanding of IC reliability, qualification planning, and cross-functional collaboration on global teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating qualification, scheduling tests, data analysis for NPI/ORT, driving failure analyses, and delivering reports to internal teams and customers. Strong English communication is required.