Nvidia Senior Failure Analysis Engineer - Materials 

United States, California 

308784781

US, CA, Santa Clara

What you'll be doing:

• Analyzing semiconductor failures to assist Supplier FA teams and coordinate problem-solving efforts between engineering, SMT manufacturing, electronic component manufacturers, and characterization teams to determine physical root cause

• Supporting corrective actions for component failures; including PCBA assembly, packaging, processing, and die-level design failures

• Conducting non-destructive imaging such as 3D Xray, Ultrasound, Thermal imaging to identify physical defects on die, board and system level and aid physical target preparation

• Using Physical Sample preparation such as mechanical cross-sectioning, parallel de-layering, chemical and plasma etch de-processing of IC devices at die, package, component, and board levels

• Performing deep-dive Material Analysis using EDX, XRD, AFM and similar to identify the chemical composition

• Summarize the Failure Analysis findings in a comprehensive report and discuss it with internal and external customers and suppliers

• Develop Material Analysis improvement strategies that help increasing the overall product quality

What we need to see:

• Possess an in-depth understanding of semiconductor IC, IC package and board fabrication/assembly processes with focus on Material Analysis

• Proficiency in IC Package device fault isolation and sample preparations for various failure analysis tasks, including defect localization and physical root cause analysis

• Hands-on experience in non-destructive testing, physical sample preparation, Optical & Electron microscopy and Material Analysis

• Familiarity in mechanical cross sectioning, Focused Ion Beam system and laser based package preparation

• Proficient with FTIR, EDX, XPS, XRD, Ion Chromatography and respective analysis methods

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• 10+ years of industrial experience in IC failure analysis

• Master degree in Science or Engineering or equivalent experience