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The Product Reliability Engineer - Silicon One joins the Silicon Operations Quality & Reliability team to ensure the long-term reliability and physical integrity of Silicon One ASICs. This role involves owning the end-to-end reliability qualification lifecycle for flagship silicon architectures, validating new designs, advanced packaging, and foundry fabrication processes. You will execute test plans from initial silicon bring-up through full production qualification, managing critical evaluations such as HTOL, HAST, ESD, and Latch-up testing. Key responsibilities include leading cross-functional failure analysis, analyzing reliability datasets, and interpreting ATE data to resolve complex technical challenges. You will utilize skills in semiconductor manufacturing, electrical characterization, and physical failure analysis techniques like SEM, TEM, and FIB to eliminate quality risks for high-power ASICs built on sub-5nm fabrication nodes and 2.5D/3D multi-die packaging.
Execute end-to-end reliability test plans from initial silicon bring-up through full production qualification.
Manage critical reliability evaluations including HTOL, HAST, ESD, and Latch-up testing.
Lead cross-functional failure analysis and root-cause investigations to drive corrective actions for silicon defects.
Analyze reliability datasets, life acceleration models, and burn-in trends to evaluate field readiness.
Validate new silicon nodes, advanced packaging technologies, and foundry fabrication processes.
Deliver comprehensive qualification reports and risk assessments to engineering partners and leadership.
Coordinate with external test laboratories to manage qualification test execution and scheduling.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Microelectronics, Physics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
3+ years of experience in semiconductor product reliability, manufacturing/assembly, test processes, supply chain, and failure analysis.
Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, IC test methodologies, device reliability, and common silicon/package failure mechanisms.
Hands-on experience with accelerated life testing, reliability estimation, and reliability testing of semiconductor components and modules.
Proficiency in statistical data analysis, ATE data interpretation, electrical characterization, IC failure analysis, and multi-functional collaboration.
Experience qualifying devices fabricated on advanced semiconductor process nodes (sub-7nm/5nm/3nm) or using advanced packaging technologies (preferred).
Direct experience managing qualification test execution, hardware development, and scheduling with external third-party testing laboratories (preferred).
Practical knowledge of physical failure analysis techniques such as SEM, TEM, FIB, EMMI, OBIRCH, and X-ray (preferred).
Semiconductor Engineering
Design for Reliability
Design for Test
Yield Analysis
Correlation Analysis
First Article Inspection
ESD
Latch-Up
Process Cpk
8D
CAR
FA
RMA
PCN
ECN
Silicon Fab
Packaging
Assembly
Semiconductor Engineering
Design for Reliability
Design for Test
Yield Analysis
Correlation Analysis
8D
Process Cpk
Package Qualification
Silicon Fab Process
Assembly