Test and Failure Analysis Technician - CA, Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 7 October 2026.
Work in the Board Level Reliability lab performing PFA, CSAM, and functional validation on GPU and Tegra products.
About the role
Work in the Board Level Reliability lab setting up functional test hardware and software for server systems and GPU/Tegra products. You will perform functional validation, electrical probing, and physical failure analysis to identify failure mechanisms and root causes.
What you'll do
- Set up functional test hardware, software, and probing systems to perform electrical functional tests across GPU and Tegra products. - Develop and maintain scripts for automated test programs. - Perform mechanical and electrical testing alongside Physical Failure Analysis (PFA) to identify failure mechanisms. - Conduct advanced failure analysis using CSAM (C-Scan Acoustic Microscopy) and X-ray imaging to detect internal defects, delamination, voids, and structural issues. - Analyze failure data, correlate test results, and generate detailed reports with clear root cause findings. - Maintain, debug, and improve test setups, lab infrastructure, calibration, and materials control.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5 years of semiconductor FA experience. - Strong understanding of electronics reliability concepts and failure mechanisms. - Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques including PFA, CSAM, and X-ray inspection. - Familiarity with electronic testing, reliability validation, and root cause analysis methodologies. - Basic programming/scripting knowledge for test automation and comfort working across Windows, Linux, and CentOS. - Experience with lab instruments including oscilloscopes, multimeters, and curve tracers.
This role has been open 141 days — well above the 50-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
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Open roles in category
204
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$107k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (204 roles · 40 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 204 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 50 | 10080 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 50 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $107k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 43 open roles · median 51 d
- GlobalFoundries · 16 open roles · median 32 d
- Lam Research · 16 open roles · median 31 d
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 31 d
- AMD · 9 open roles · median 92 d
- Intel Corporation · 9 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 204 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 40 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.