About the job:
As an Electrical Failure Analysis (EFA) Engineer, you will perform various electrical investigative work on defect, performance and design-related issues during the technology development phase pertaining to a broad range of products in order to deliver qual-capable and high-yielding devices. This position also requires the ability to develop testing algorithms to successfully segment various electrical failures. You will also be adhering to all lab safety guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Failure Data Analysis and Diagnosis: Collect and analyze debug data from both internal FA test capability and collaboration with Test Engineering using memory mapping and ATPG diagnostic tools to identify failure signatures and guide root-cause investigation.
- Electrical Failure Analysis: Perform electrical failure characterization using production and custom test patterns in a bench test environment to isolate failing circuitry and determine defect mechanisms across wafer yield investigations, qualification issues, quality excursions, and customer returns.
- Cross-Functional Debug and Physical Correlation: Work with Test Engineering, design teams, and Physical Failure Analysis (PFA) laboratories to correlate electrical failure signatures with physical defects and enable defect isolation.
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 5+ years of experience performing electrical failure analysis on semiconductor devices
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of semiconductor fabrication processes
- Excellent technical, communication, and analytical skills
- Experience in interpreting SEM/TEM/FIB/EDS/EELS images and analysis results
- Experience in interpreting scan test data and shmoos
- Familiarity with digital circuit operation and scan-based test methodologies
- Experience using electrical failure analysis techniques such as photon emission analysis, laser-assisted fault isolation, waveform acquisition, or similar FA instrumentation
- Experience with digital IC design, mixed-signal IC design, or related design environments
- Familiarity with memory mapping tools, ATPG diagnostics like Cadence Modus and Synopsys Tetramax and Avalon layouts
- Ability to work collaboratively across engineering teams including design, test, failure analysis, and manufacturing/process development groups
- Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 5+ years of experience performing electrical failure analysis on semiconductor devices
- Ability to develop testing algorithms to segment electrical failures
- Strong understanding of semiconductor fabrication processes
- Experience interpreting SEM/TEM/FIB/EDS/EELS images and analysis results
- Experience interpreting scan test data and shmoo analysis
- Familiarity with digital circuit operation and scan-based test methodologies
- Experience with electrical FA techniques (photon emission, laser-assisted isolation, waveform acquisition, etc.)
- Experience with digital or mixed-signal IC design environments
- Familiarity with memory mapping tools and ATPG diagnostics (e.g., Cadence Modus, Synopsys Tetramax) and Avalon layouts
- Ability to work collaboratively across design, test, failure analysis, and manufacturing/process development teams
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