Senior Engineer, Reliability Engineering - CA, San Jose, Rio Robles, United States
$109,940 - $151,168 USD yearly
Originally posted 25 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves ensuring the reliability and robustness of semiconductor products by developing and executing qualification strategies for new product designs, technology platforms, and manufacturing process changes.
What you'll do
- Develop reliability qualification plans for new product and manufacturing process changes.
- Determine failure method mechanism through FMEA (Failure Modes and Effect Analysis) and/or FMM (Failure Mechanisms Matrix) and recommend applicable reliability test methods.
- Execute reliability evaluations and/or qualification plans including conducting stress tests, analyzing reliability results, presenting data to management, and generating qualification reports.
- Utilize structured problem-methods like 8D to perform root cause analysis of qualification failures and drive implementation of preventive measures.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Device Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in semiconductor reliability engineering or a closely related field.
- Solid understanding of semiconductor device physics.
- Familiarity with industry test standards such as JEDEC, IPC.
- Proven experience in reliability test methods like HTOL, HAST, temp cycle.
- Familiarity with statistical models such as Weibull and data analysis tools like JMP.
Nice to have
- Experience working on cross-functional product development teams within the semiconductor industry.
Skills: reliability qualification, FMEA, JEDEC, HTOL, HAST
This role has been open 51 days — below the 57-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
425
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$158k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (425 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 425 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 171 | 9867 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 55 d | 57 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: reliability qualification, FMEA, JEDEC, HTOL, HAST
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 75 open roles · median 146 d
- Infineon Technologies · 32 open roles · median 49 d
- Renesas Electronics · 20 open roles · median 41 d
- Intel Corporation · 19 open roles · median 35 d
- Analog Devices (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 55 d
- onsemi · 18 open roles · median 73 d
How we counted: 425 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 70 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.