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The Failure Analysis Engineer - Nanoprobing joins the Hardware Engineering team to perform electrical characterization of semiconductor IC devices using advanced nanoprobe systems. In this role, you will evaluate the electrical characteristics of integrated circuits, components, and sub-components to identify the root cause of design, reliability, or yield failures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Quality, and Foundry Engineering to troubleshoot technical issues and provide training on nanoprobing techniques. The position requires expertise in Digital/Analog CMOS circuits, CAD layout tools, and structural debug for fault isolation. You will utilize state-of-the-art analytical tools to process data and determine failure signatures. This role focuses on solving critical semiconductor manufacturing problems by providing deep technical analysis of hardware failures through specialized physical failure analysis techniques and advanced nanoprobing methodologies.
Physical Failure Analysis
SEM
TEM
FIB
IC Fabrication
Advanced Packaging
Cross-sectioning
De-layering
Plasma De-processing
Electron Microscopy
Design of Experiments
Root-cause Analysis
Silicon Architecture
Physical Failure Analysis
SEM
TEM
Focused Ion Beam
FIB
Electron Microscopy
IC Fabrication
Advanced Packaging
De-processing
Cross-sectioning
Design of Experiments
DOE
Circuit Design
Failure Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Firmware
BIOS
BMC
IPMI
PCIe
Linux
System Architecture
Signal Integrity
Power Delivery
Networking
AI-assisted Engineering
Automation
Hardware Debugging
Python
Rust
Shell Scripting
Linux
CI/CD
Data Pipelines
AI
Machine Learning
EDA Workflows
CAD Navigation Systems
Databases
Version Control
Observability
Automation Frameworks
Workflow Orchestration