Failure Analysis Technician
$76,854 - $121,153 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Failure Analysis Technician performs technical and laboratory functions to assist with electrical fault isolation, defect characterization, reliability evaluations, and return material authorization (RMA) investigations involving semiconductor devices and board-level assemblies. This hands-on role supports internal engineering teams and external customer requests across power electronics systems.
What you'll do
- Provide technical and engineering support to Failure Analysis Engineers in performing electrical fault isolation and defect characterization on device- and board-level failure analysis requests.
- Conduct electrical testing and troubleshooting using automated test equipment (ATE) and bench-top instrumentation such as digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, curve tracers, and micro-probing systems.
- Operate analytical and inspection tools including CSAM, X-ray, SEM/EDX, FIB, and optical microscopy.
- Perform sample preparation techniques including decapsulation, manual cross-sectioning, parallel polishing, and wet chemical etching.
- Support product reliability qualification activities, customer complaint investigations, and RMA analyses.
- Maintain laboratory equipment, ensure proper calibration and functionality, and coordinate consumables and supply inventory.
What you'll need
- Solid understanding of electronic circuits, semiconductor devices, and failure analysis methodologies.
- Experience operating ATE systems and laboratory test equipment, including digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, curve tracers, waveform generators, power supplies, and micro-probing systems.
- Hands-on experience with failure analysis and inspection tools such as optical microscopes, SEM, FIB, CSAM, and X-ray systems.
- Ability to perform detailed troubleshooting and root cause investigations in a laboratory environment.
Nice to have
- Associate degree, technical diploma, or equivalent training in Electronics Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Semiconductor Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in electronics testing, semiconductor manufacturing, failure analysis, or a related technical discipline.
- Working knowledge of semiconductor fabrication, assembly processes, packaging technologies, and power electronics.
- Experience with IC deprocessing, decapsulation, cross-sectioning, polishing, and chemical etching techniques.
- Familiarity with PCB and power supply circuit operation and testing.
- Experience supporting engineering teams in a laboratory or manufacturing environment.
More semiconductor jobs: Power Integrations jobs · Failure analysis jobs · San Jose jobs
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 42-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
|
Open roles in category
221
|
Median days open
42 d
|
Category median salary (all employers)
$108k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Power Integrations | All employers we track in this specialty (221 roles · 43 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 221 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 10 | 10126 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 93 d | 42 d (+51 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $108k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 43 open roles · median 28 d
- Infineon Technologies · 14 open roles · median 36 d
- Lam Research · 14 open roles · median 42 d
- Western Digital · 14 open roles · median 23 d
- GlobalFoundries · 13 open roles · median 43 d
- SanDisk · 13 open roles · median 5 d
How we counted: 221 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 43 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 Nov 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.