Failure Analysis Engineer
Bloomington, MN, USA
Req #1437
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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Summary:
Evaluate electrical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics of integrated circuits, components, sub-components, and systems to determine root cause of failure. Analyze failure reports and recommend corrective action to prevent reoccurrence of problems.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze device failures: Characterization and verification of failures using bench test equipment
- Use of analysis techniques such as liquid crystal, probing, voltage contrast, cross-sectioning, and other methods that are developed to determine root cause of failure
- Diagnostic Equipment: Operate the Focused Ion Beam (FIB), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and the Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer (EDS) systems to analyze failing parts
- Interpret IC Design: Read schematics and layout plots, understand device functionality, and Automated Test Equipment (ATE) data logs
- Formal Report and Analysis Results: Write formal analysis reports that are distributed to internal and external customers
- Provide Engineering Direction: Provide engineering direction on failure analysis, circuit analysis, design, processing, and device physics support
- Create and train procedures and techniques for performing recurring analysis techniques.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, Chemistry, or other closely related field.
- 2 or more years of directly relatable experience.
- Knowledge of semiconductor device processing, device physics, basic chemistry, and defect failure mechanisms.
- Skills in circuit analysis, FA techniques, deductive reasoning and problem solving.
- Skills in analog and digital lab equipment operation.
- Skills in personal interfacing, verbal and written communications, report, and procedure writing.
U.S. Citizen Required: This position will require the holding of a government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Education: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, Chemistry, or other closely related field.
- 5 or more years of directly relatable experience.
- Skills in operating a dual beam FIB.
- Skills in STEM sample preparation an imaging.
SkyWater has an exciting environment where the brightest semiconductor minds come together to achieve exceptional results. We offer competitive salary and financial benefits, such as, bonuses, life insurance, 401k match, and opportunities to buy SkyWater stock at a discounted rate.
We provide benefits that promote a healthy life, such as, comprehensive benefits package including benefit eligibility day one, paid time off, paid holidays, an on-site fitness facility, an on-site, self-serve market and so much more!
Other details
- Job Family Engineering
- Pay Type Salary
- Bloomington, MN, USA