Senior Engineer Failure Analysis - Kulim
Originally posted 14 September 2026 by the employer — open 3 days.
About the role
This role involves uncovering the root causes behind errors, driving improvements, and implementing solutions to ensure product quality, reliability, and performance.
What you'll do
- Perform medium-level Discrete and IC FA, including electrical verification and fault isolation on package and wafer samples.
- Perform sample preparation and microscopy inspection for visualization of package and wafer level defects.
- Prepare FA reports that lead to root cause finding and corrective action to cross-functional teams.
- Own FA tools to ensure smooth operation and carry out method development and optimization.
What you'll need
- Degree holder in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
- 3+ years of experience in semiconductor or failure analysis field.
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 47-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
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Open roles in category
187
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Median days open
47 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 | Infineon Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (187 roles · 38 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 187 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 321 | 9377 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 39 d | 47 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $116k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 32 open roles · median 65 d
- AMD · 14 open roles · median 52 d
- Infineon Technologies (this employer) · 13 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 13 open roles · median 36 d
- Intel Corporation · 11 open roles · median 33 d
- SanDisk · 9 open roles · median 23 d
How we counted: 187 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 38 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.