Staff Reliability/FA Engineer - Newbury Park, CA, United States

About the role

This role leads advanced failure analysis across component, module, and system levels at Skyworks in Newbury Park, CA. The position focuses on enhancing product reliability and quality through root cause identification and corrective actions.

What you'll do

• Lead comprehensive failure analysis investigations via data analysis for electronic components, semiconductor chips, and modules.
• Devise and execute parametric, RF, and system-level testing for fault isolation and root cause determination.
• Develop and implement new failure analysis techniques.
• Provide expert guidance to design, quality, and test engineering teams, influencing design-for-reliability decisions.
• Prepare and deliver high-level technical reports and recommendations to senior management and customers.

What you'll need

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience, or MS degree with 6+ years in FA and reliability engineering.
• Expertise in digital CMOS, RF device fundamentals, and advanced circuit analysis.
• Proven ability to lead complex investigations and develop innovative FA methodologies.
• Extensive experience with FA tools such as SEM, CSAM, X-ray CT, IR/NIR microscopy, and wet/dry etching techniques.
• Strong proficiency in PCB and IC design tools and RF/parametric test equipment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge or familiarity with failure analysis tools and techniques such as SEM and FIB.
• Experience with digital and RF test equipment and measurements.
• Understanding of Si and GaAs wafer processes, including wet/dry etching, photolithography, dielectric deposition and etching.
• Proficiency in mechanical polishing and sample preparation techniques.
• Knowledge of IC packaging technologies, including wire-bond, flip-chip, and molding processes.
• Familiarity with advanced packaging methods and emerging semiconductor materials.