Intel
Product Failure Analysis Engineer - SCAN Design for Test
$142K–$269K
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in the stated minimum qualification alternative: bachelor's plus 6+ years, master's plus 4+ years, or PhD plus 2+ years. Posting also describes 6–12 years of semiconductor experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related STEM discipline; OR master's degree; OR PhD.
About the job
Leads silicon failure analysis and scan-based debug for Intel Foundry products, identifying root causes and corrective actions while improving diagnostic methods and automation.
What you'll do
- Investigate silicon failures using logical diagnosis and physical analysis tools, and determine root causes.
- Partner across design, test, validation, process, yield, and manufacturing teams to resolve product and process issues.
- Develop debug tools, methodologies, and automation to improve diagnosis and support design-for-debug.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related STEM discipline with 6+ years of hands-on experience, OR master's degree with 4+ years, OR PhD with 2+ years.
- Expertise in Design for Test (DFT) tools and techniques, SCAN ATPG methodology, and Scan Chain Diagnosis.
- Experience with fault isolation, fault modeling, and Scan architecture (SSN).
- Experience with Siemens Tessent, Synopsys TestMAX/TetraMAX, Verdi, DVE, simulation and diagnosis tools; and developing debug automation using Python, Perl, or TCL.
Nice to have
- JTAG and validation/debug research methodologies.
- Experience in foundry, fabless semiconductor, or high-volume manufacturing environments supporting customer product bring-up, yield ramp, or production qualification.
Pay
$141,910.00-269,100.00 USD (target compensation; posting does not specify base salary or total pay)
Tools
DFT, SCAN ATPG, Scan Chain Diagnosis, Siemens Tessent, Synopsys TestMAX/TetraMAX, Verdi, DVE, Python
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