Failure Analysis Engineer

Job Title: Product Investigation & Failure Analysis Engineer

Location: Austin, TX & Cupertino, CA & San Diego, CA (Onsite)

Duration : Fulltime Role

Scope:

Work with engineers on lab services focused on metrology and material analyses. The testing is fast-paced, hands-on work environment.

Additional Scope:

• Lab Organization and Services:
• Receives, sorts, and catalogues samples for incoming requests.
• Arranges sample hand-offs and returns with third party lab couriers.
• Front-end imaging of samples upon intake.
• Returns and/or scraps samples at the end of the investigations.

Analysis:

• Receives experiment plan and/or SOPs from engineers.
• Prepares samples for analysis and provides to third party labs.
• Compiles data, documents findings, and provides summary to Engineers for interpretation

and conclusions.

• Verifies that all analyses are completed satisfactorily.

Skills:

• B.S. degree in Science or Engineering preferred (Material Science, Chemistry, etc)
• Knowledge of material characterization and metrology tools
• Familiarity with analytical techniques including:
• SEM-EDS
• FTIR
• CT & 2D X-ray
• XPS
• Cross Sections
• Focused Ion Beams
• Experience in handling and preparing samples for analyses
• Knowledge of safe work practices in a lab environment and experience working around and handling chemicals.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Science or Engineering (preferred) in relevant field Material Science, Chemistry, etc.