Associate Failure Analysis Engineer - Bulim Square
Originally posted 25 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Associate Failure Analysis Engineer at Lumilens, you will ensure the reliability and performance of advanced optical transceiver products. This role focuses on investigating optical, electrical, and mechanical failures from field deployments or production testing.
What you'll do
- Responsible for optical, mechanical and electrical analysis/troubleshooting of optical transceivers.
- Troubleshoot failures using schematics, test equipment, switches, fault isolation techniques, and Design of Experiments.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including supplier quality engineers, to determine root causes and corrective actions.
- Thorough documentation of all test and failure analysis results, including photographs, test data, and repair work.
- Interface with production databases to extract original shipment information, test data, and traceability information.
- Develop test scripts to operate and report data from customer switches.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in optics, optical engineering, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.
- Knowledge of analog and digital circuits.
- Familiarity with MSA and customer standards/requirements.
- Basic failure analysis techniques/methodologies.
- Strong understanding of device physics.
- Fundamental understanding of OSA assembly and its periphery circuits.
- Strong data analysis skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with or an academic background in optical components, photonics, or electronic systems.
- Knowledge of OSA assemblies, PCBA, and module manufacturing processes.
- Working knowledge of device characterization and its techniques.
- Experience in datacenter architecture.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 44-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
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Open roles in category
195
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$116k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lumilens | All employers we track in this specialty (195 roles · 39 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 195 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 49 | 9504 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 44 d (+5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $116k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 34 open roles · median 73 d
- GlobalFoundries · 15 open roles · median 3 d
- Lam Research · 15 open roles · median 36 d
- AMD · 12 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 12 open roles · median 56 d
- Intel Corporation · 10 open roles · median 36 d
How we counted: 195 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 39 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.