Product IC Quality and Reliability Engineer, Annapurna Labs IC Q&R

Job Title

Product IC Quality and Reliability Engineer, Annapurna Labs IC Q&R

Role Summary

The Product IC Quality and Reliability (Q&R) Engineer ensures Annapurna Labs semiconductor products meet quality, reliability, and production requirements. The role partners with design, manufacturing, and operations teams to embed design-for-quality and reliability, execute reliability validation, and support product qualification.

Team location: Annapurna Labs Q&R group in Haifa; the IC Q&R team supports IC- and card-level qualification, supplier quality, and production qualification activities.

Experience Level

Mid-level — requires 4+ years of experience in semiconductor reliability and related domains.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include defining and executing reliability and qualification work for Annapurna Labs products.

• Define and implement DFQR (Design-for-Quality-and-Reliability) and DFRT requirements with design teams.
• Assess Q&R risks and develop reliability validation (RV) plans and design-of-experiments (DOEs).
• Plan, execute, and analyze product qualification and reliability validation campaigns.
• Support debug and root-cause analysis for qualification and reliability failures.
• Perform reliability modeling, statistical analysis, and reporting of results to stakeholders.
• Support qualification of new technologies, vendors, materials, and supplier processes.
• Collaborate with fab, OSATs, and test partners to improve yield and production quality.
• Maintain test plans, test infrastructure requirements, and automation for repeatable validation.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience to perform the role; preferred items are listed separately.

• 4+ years' experience in semiconductor reliability (qualification, RV, or related).
• Knowledge of semiconductor physics, VLSI IC design, manufacturing, testing, and failure analysis.
• Experience in IC- and system-level testing and debug, including qualification test execution.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts and statistical analysis for reliability data.
• Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous engineering environments and collaborating across stakeholders.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with scripting/automation using Python, Perl, or similar.
• Familiarity with semiconductor production flows, FAB processes, OSATs, and ODMs.
• Extensive knowledge of Q&R test methods, stresses, and reliability test standards.
• Experience creating DOEs and advanced reliability statistics.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is listed as a basic qualification; a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is preferred. (No certifications or alternative degree fields specified.)

About the Company

Company: Amazon Web Services

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a comprehensive and evolving cloud computing platform that includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). AWS allows business and developers to use a wide range of cloud services for computing power, storage, and content delivery, among others, thus fostering innovation and enabling faster deployment of applications. AWS is designed to be scalable, flexible, and cost-effective across industries worldwide.