SiTime
Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer
$125K–$172K
California, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on semiconductor IC failure analysis experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field required; master’s degree preferred.
About the job
Leads semiconductor IC failure investigations, determines root causes, and helps improve product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
What you'll do
- Lead electrical and physical failure analysis from fault isolation through root cause conclusion, covering customer returns, qualification, reliability testing, and new product development.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive corrective actions and improve design robustness, test coverage, and manufacturing quality.
- Prepare technical reports and leadership updates, and improve failure-analysis practices and reporting consistency.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor IC failure analysis.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor device structures, processes, and common failure mechanisms.
- Experience with fault isolation, functional verification, root cause failure analysis, and advanced FA tools including micro-probing, SEM/EDX, silicon device deprocessing, FIB, and mechanical cross-sectioning.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
Nice to have
- MEMS experience.
- Master’s degree.
Pay
$124,930 — $171,770 USD (base salary)
Tools
micro-probing, SEM/EDX, silicon device deprocessing, FIB, mechanical cross-sectioning, 2D/3D X-ray inspection, EMMI/OBIRCH, thermal imaging
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