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Job Details
Are you looking for an exciting, innovative company with over 100 years of excellence and commitment to ethical business? Amentum is a trusted partner to United States government agencies, allied governments, and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs across a broad range of domains. We are currently looking for a Failure Analysis Engineer to support our customers within the Strategic Microelectronics Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane.
As a Failure Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for investigation and identification of failures in semiconductor devices. You will use a variety of tools and techniques including electrical measurement, photon emission microscopy, CT X-ray analysis, FIB/SEM imaging, and EDS elemental analysis, to locate the failure site, identify the cause of failure, and make corrective action recommendations. The analysis results, conclusions, and recommendations will be incorporated into a failure analysis report.
Note from Hiring Manager: I would encourage you to apply even if you don't have a background in all essential job functions. Skills can be taught via training and from other individuals on the team. The work we complete for our customer is unique. What we seek is an engineer with a strong work ethic, desire to learn, good communication skills, and a willingness to remain dynamic.
Interested, but not local? Ask us about relocation opportunities and discussing your options. Visit: to learn more about our exciting work supporting the Crane Naval Base!
Minimum Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
As a Failure Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for investigation and identification of failures in semiconductor devices. You will use a variety of tools and techniques including electrical measurement, photon emission microscopy, CT X-ray analysis, FIB/SEM imaging, and EDS elemental analysis, to locate the failure site, identify the cause of failure, and make corrective action recommendations. The analysis results, conclusions, and recommendations will be incorporated into a failure analysis report.
Note from Hiring Manager: I would encourage you to apply even if you don't have a background in all essential job functions. Skills can be taught via training and from other individuals on the team. The work we complete for our customer is unique. What we seek is an engineer with a strong work ethic, desire to learn, good communication skills, and a willingness to remain dynamic.
Interested, but not local? Ask us about relocation opportunities and discussing your options. Visit: to learn more about our exciting work supporting the Crane Naval Base!
Minimum Requirements
- BS Engineering or Physics degree with some electronics background (Materials or Mechanical degrees considered with strong electronics background)
- 0-1 years of relevant experience required
- Strong/demonstrated technical problem solving background
- Communication (verbal/written) of complex technical information to decision makers at all levels of an organization
- Successful execution of high consequence tasking
- Handling and manipulation of electronic components without inducing damage
- Demonstrated ability and desire to apply existing knowledge and skills in learning new subject matter
- Ability to rapidly learn outside of a formal training framework
- Ability to learn and apply principles from electrical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, and chemistry
- Ability to deduce expected in-circuit device operation by applying circuit analysis techniques Digital & Analog
- Ability to understand expected stand-alone device operation from review of published data-sheets
- Understanding of electronic components and systems which includes:
- Circuit analysis techniques
- Electric & Magnetic field theory & application
- Basic knowledge of semiconductor physics and fabrication
- Basic knowledge of electronic device construction and potential failure mechanisms
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance (Please note: ship is required to obtain a Secret clearance)
Preferred Qualifications
- Basic knowledge of common analysis tools:
- Analog/Digital Curve Tracers
- LCR Meters
- Oscilloscopes
- Optical Microscopy
- Ability/Desire to learn advanced analysis tools:
- Infrared Microscopy (IR)
- Photoemission Microscopy (PEM)
- Laser Signal Injection Microscopy (TIVA, LIVA, OBIC, OBIRCH)
- Acoustic Microscopy
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Focused Ion Beam Microscopy (FIB)
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.