Substrate Quality and Reliability Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
$103,730 - $198,820 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Substrate Quality and Reliability Engineer, you will drive substrate capacity expansion to influence key technology decisions for Intel package and assembly in TD and ramp phases.
What you'll do
- Develop, apply, and maintain quality and reliability standards for Substrate packaging components for Test Vehicle and Product.
- Define inspection, screening, and testing mechanisms to mitigate yield and reliability risks.
- Develop reliability models by performing statistical analysis to categorize reliability risk to customer specification and field risk.
- Deliver standardization in product qualification, manufacturing quality systems, and methods.
- Develop new acceleration techniques, analytical tools, and quality screens for early identification of problems with new technology and process.
- Make proactive recommendations for changes in specification or formulation to improve product quality and reliability.
What you'll need
- Master's degree with 2+ years of industry experience OR PhD degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in at least one of the following areas: substrate manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication, package assembly, wafer-level processing, or board/system integration.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- 1+ years of experience in empirical data collection and statistical data analysis, reliability statistics, and design of experiments.
- Technical background in substrate, semiconductor, or Intel package technology with proficiency in manufacturing process development, material characterization, and development design validation.
- Technical understanding of capacitor, inductor, resistor passive component manufacturing process, functionality and testing procedures.
- Technical understanding of active component fabrication, functionality and testing procedures.
- Technical understanding of Intel's product certification methodology and integrated package risks with knowledge of modulators and controls.
- Programming or scripting experience for data analysis, such as Python or SQL.
- Problem solving techniques such as model based problem solving, 8D and 5 Why.
Skills: quality and reliability standards, substrate packaging components, reliability models, accelerated life testing, statistical data analysis
This role has been open 34 days — well 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 | Intel Corporation | 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 | 193 | 9890 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 57 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: quality and reliability standards, substrate packaging components, reliability models, accelerated life testing, statistical data analysis
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 (this employer) · 19 open roles · median 35 d
- Analog Devices · 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.