Sr. Staff Reliability Engineer - San Jose, California, United States
$164,000 - $248,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 August 2026 by the employer — open 20 days.
This role focuses on the timely qualification of Power Integrations products using high-voltage GaN HEMT switching devices.
About the role
This Sr. The role specifically focuses on characterizing the reliability of high-voltage GaN HEMT devices and developing lifetime models.
What you'll do
- Perform IC level failure analysis and troubleshoot reliability test hardware.
- Develop lifetime models for specific application profiles.
What you'll need
- At least 10 years of reliability engineering experience in semiconductors, preferably analog, and/or mixed signal devices.
- In-depth knowledge and working experience with high-voltage GaN HEMT devices and process technology.
- In-depth understanding and working knowledge of semiconductor fabrication, assembly, and testing.
- Expertise in reliability engineering, device physics, and electronic circuits.
- Expertise in design and evaluation of reliability test hardware for dynamic life testing and reliability testing.
- Expertise in bench testing, fault isolation, and failure analysis of silicon based and GaN based IC devices.
- Experience in qualification project planning, task management, and coordination of technical support staff.
- Expertise in statistical data analysis skills with data analysis software (TIBCO Spotfire, Reliasoft, Matlab, JMP etc.).
Skills: reliability engineering, GaN HEMT devices, semiconductor fabrication, failure analysis, statistical data analysis
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
421
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Power Integrations | All employers we track in this specialty (421 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 421 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 11 | 9390 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 64 d | 55 d (+9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Skills observed across this category: reliability engineering, GaN HEMT devices, semiconductor fabrication, failure analysis, statistical data analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 73 open roles · median 134 d
- Infineon Technologies · 31 open roles · median 39 d
- Applied Materials · 23 open roles · median 74 d
- Analog Devices · 22 open roles · median 37 d
- onsemi · 22 open roles · median 62 d
- Renesas Electronics · 19 open roles · median 31 d
How we counted: 421 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.