QA / Failure Analysis Engineer

Title: QA Engineer (Media domain)

Location: Irvine,CA (Onsite)

Duration: 12 months

Job Summary

The Failure Analysis Engineer will be tasked with performing hardware failure analysis on field returns, prototype builds, qualification failures, yield failures, and new product development support for TV and Audio products.

The assigned tasks will be diverse and complex in nature which requires exceptional organization skills and high attention to detail. This position will need to exercise sound judgment in methods used to solve problems and in the evaluation of the results.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

·       Perform preliminary failure analysis as needed, including external visual examination, symptom verification, and identification of hardware failure modes, location and mechanisms

·       Conduct electrical engineering failure analysis of components, including integrated circuit fault isolation, to identify failure mechanism using schematics, layouts and test equipment

·       Communicate and highlight product quality issues externally and internally.

·       Develop, characterize, and optimize FA techniques and tools to advance FA capabilities and efficiency

·       Work with ODMs and engineering groups to identify root cause of product failures

·       Generate and review detailed failure analysis reports, recommend corrective and preventative actions

·       Occasional travels to visit and audit our suppliers’ FA procedures onsite

Requirements

·       Critical Thinking: Skilled at finding logical flaws in plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations

·       Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information

·       Prioritizing and Organizing Work: Allocates time and attention based on what is the most important to achieve key goals and objectives; approaches work in an organized and systematic manner; effectively manages tasks, information, and requests

·       Evaluating and implementing Ideas: Defines requirements and resources needed to implement new ideas; approaches innovation with a practical, task-oriented mindset; converts ideas from general concepts into actionable plans

Education and experience requirements

·       Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

·       3 to 5 years of experience in hardware failure analysis engineering

·       Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese language is strongly preferred