Senior Failure Analysis Engineer

Job Description

Join NVIDIA Silicon Failure Analysis Lab as a Failure Analysis Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to support product development, debug, manufacturing yield, and quality assurance of semiconductor ICs, boards, and systems.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in electronics or related engineering fields
• 8-10 years of proven experience in Failure Analysis or related fields
• Proficiency in basic electrical engineering, transistor device physics, CMOS manufacturing/processes, circuit analysis, and automated test equipment (ATE)
• Ability to operate tools for silicon inspection, cross-section, delayering, material analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Perform and coordinate Electrical and Physical Failure Analysis efforts on NVIDIA products
• Apply advanced EFA principles and tools for fault isolation and analysis
• Communicate EFA fault isolation findings and provide assistance to root cause problems
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and Test Engineering teams to verify and duplicate failures modes
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in production test program quality
• Participate in multi-functional teams to debug product failures and implement solutions
• Write and maintain scripts and tools for test engineering groups

Benefits

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.