$51,710 - $99,770 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves conducting failure analysis to identify electrical failures and performing physical failure analysis to support root cause understanding of new package technologies. This position directly supports quality and reliability failure analysis within the assembly and test technology development team.
What you'll do
- Conduct failure analysis to identify electrical failures.
- Perform physical failure analysis to support root cause understanding.
- Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments.
- Conduct experiments and make observations.
- Document results and develop conclusions.
What you'll need
- Associate degree or Bachelor's degree in Material Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related fields of study.
- Familiarity with basic scientific principles.
- Laboratory experience.
- 1+ years of hands-on project experience on a scientific topic.
Nice to have
- Experience with electrical failure analysis.
- Experience with mechanical polisher.
- Experience with optical microscope.
- Experience with electron microscopy.
- Understanding of packaging material property and behavior.
Skills: failure analysis, electrical failures, physical failure analysis, root cause understanding, electron microscopy
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 49-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
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Open roles in category
193
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$115k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (193 roles · 39 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 193 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 193 | 9896 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 26 d | 49 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $115k |
Skills observed across this category: failure analysis, electrical failures, physical failure analysis, root cause understanding, electron microscopy
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 31 open roles · median 72 d
- GlobalFoundries · 14 open roles · median 23 d
- Lam Research · 14 open roles · median 39 d
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 44 d
- Intel Corporation (this employer) · 12 open roles · median 26 d
- AMD · 9 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 193 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 39 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.