Altera
Product Failure Analysis Technician
San Jose, California, United States · Mid
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About the role
- At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise.
- We are seeking an experienced semiconductor Physical Failure Analysis Technician responsible for sample preparation and initial physical analysis on product yield, reliability and customer returns.
- You will be responsible to identify electrical, thermal, mechanical package, or component failures.
Responsibilities
- Manages the tracking and updating of failure analysis cases daily
- maintains necessary reports, documentation and follow up.
- Collaborates with manufacturing teams for root cause fixes.
- Manages the tracking and updating of failure analysis cases daily; maintains necessary reports, documentation and follow up.
- As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely-empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.
- In this role you will collaborate with engineers driving failure identification in processes and products.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or Technical certification in Electronics, Materials Science, or Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in Physical Failure Analysis/Sample Preparation
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
Skills
- About Altera
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
- $82,900 - $113,950 USD (Hourly equivalent)
Benefits
- Participates in automation and improvement of the failure analysis process, tools and methodology, develops new failure analysis techniques and proliferates learning across sites.
Company info
- About the Role We are seeking an experienced semiconductor Physical Failure Analysis Technician responsible for sample preparation and initial physical analysis on product yield, reliability and customer returns.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
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