Senior Failure Analysis & Epoxy Engineer - Thailand - Pathumthani (Navanakorn), Thailand
Originally posted 17 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
The Senior Failure Analysis & Epoxy Engineer will conduct comprehensive failure investigations to determine root causes of product and process issues from manufacturing operations and customer returns (RMA).
What you'll do
- Lead failure-analysis investigations for manufacturing issues, product failures, and customer RMA cases.
- Determine failure mechanisms and identify root causes using structured problem-solving and analytical techniques.
- Perform analysis on electronic manufacturing materials, including epoxy, solder, adhesives, coatings, and PCB/PCBA construction materials.
- Operate and interpret results from analytical equipment, including FTIR, SEM/EDX, X-ray, TGA, and DSC.
- Prepare comprehensive failure-analysis reports and technical presentations.
- Provide technical guidance and training on failure-analysis methods and material-related issues.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline; or a bachelor’s degree with at least five years of relevant hands-on failure-analysis experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
- At least 5 years of experience conducting failure analysis for electronic products, components, PCBAs, or manufacturing processes.
- Hands-on experience with failure-analysis and material-characterization techniques.
- Proficiency in using and interpreting results from FTIR, SEM/EDX, X-ray, TGA, and DSC.
- Practical experience in cross-sectional sample preparation, including cutting, mounting, polishing, and lapping for microscopic inspection.
- Knowledge of electronic assembly materials and construction, including epoxy, solder, adhesives, coatings, PCB, and PCBA structures.
Nice to have
- Experience in technical data analysis, hardware, software, board design, or automated data-acquisition systems.
- Basic knowledge of electrical fault-isolation techniques and electronic circuits.
- Understanding of laboratory quality-management systems in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025.
- Experience with structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, FMEA, or DOE.
This role has been open 0 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 | Lumentum | All employers we track in this specialty (187 roles · 38 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 187 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 90 | 9377 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 47 d (−47 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 · 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.