Failure Analysis Engineer - San Jose, California, United States
$76,854 - $121,153 USD yearly
Originally posted 17 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
A silicon level Failure Analysis Engineer will perform device level failure analysis to support RMA and customer issues. The work centers on fault isolation and defect characterization of power ICs in power supply applications and production test.
What you'll do
- Perform fault isolation and defect analysis/characterization on power ICs to identify root causes of product failures in power supply applications and production test. - Provide comprehensive technical reports to customers detailing findings from product failure investigations. - Provide corrective actions to internal and external customers based on analysis results. - Communicate findings verbally and in writing to drive improvements in product design, process technology, and applications.
What you'll need
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience. - In-depth understanding of digital and analog circuits, device physics, and IC fabrication processes. - Ability to interpret IC ATE test data logs, system level schematics, IC level schematics, and IC layout of CMOS and bipolar devices. - Hands-on skills in performing electrical fault isolation and defect characterization tools and techniques, including ATE, curve trace, nano/micro-probing, OBIRCH/EMMI microscopy, liquid crystal, CSAM, XRAY, FIB, SEM/EDX, manual cross-sectioning, parallel-polishing, and wet chemical etch deprocessing. - BS in Electronic Engineering or equivalent discipline.
Nice to have
- MSEE. - Thorough understanding of analog, mixed-signal, or power semiconductor operational characteristics. - Ability to apply fault isolation techniques at chip level as well as PCB at power supply system level.
This role has been open 176 days — well above the 51-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
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Open roles in category
204
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$107k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Power Integrations | All employers we track in this specialty (204 roles · 40 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 204 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 10 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 93 d | 51 d (+42 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $107k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 43 open roles · median 52 d
- GlobalFoundries · 16 open roles · median 33 d
- Lam Research · 16 open roles · median 32 d
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 32 d
- AMD · 9 open roles · median 93 d
- Intel Corporation · 9 open roles · median 71 d
How we counted: 204 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 40 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 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.