Senior Engineer - QEM PQE Electrical Failure Analysis

Job Title

Senior Engineer - QEM PQE Electrical Failure Analysis

Role Summary

Senior engineer in the Quality Engineering / Product Quality Engineering (QEM PQE) group focused on electrical failure analysis (EFA) to support yield, reliability, and product qualification. Works with cross-functional teams to identify root causes, validate failure mechanisms, and implement test/process/device optimizations for manufacturing stability.

Experience Level

Senior. (No explicit years-of-experience specified.)

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include failure analysis, experiment design, and driving corrective actions to improve yield and quality.

• Perform electrical failure analysis using bench characterization to identify failure mechanisms at die, circuit, and transistor levels.
• Construct failure models and root-cause explanations for yield excursions, reliability issues, and customer returns.
• Design and execute bench DOE and probe engineering experiments to validate hypotheses and drive yield/quality improvements.
• Translate characterization results into test, process, or device optimization solutions.
• Conduct circuit and layout tracing to correlate electrical failure signatures to physical or process limitations.
• Support NPI qualification and high-volume manufacturing issue resolution to enable timely product release.
• Drive data-driven yield improvement programs in collaboration with PI, TD, PE, TSE, and YE teams.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across test conditions, probe limitations, and device-design interactions.
• Develop custom test conditions, scripts, and methodologies for advanced failure validation and experiments.
• Contribute to process capability and cost-reduction initiatives by resolving abnormal manufacturing behaviors.

Requirements

Essential skills and experience needed to perform the role.

• Proven experience performing electrical failure analysis and bench characterization at die, circuit, and transistor levels.
• Experience designing and executing bench DOEs and probe engineering experiments.
• Ability to perform circuit/layout tracing and correlate electrical signatures to physical/process causes.
• Experience translating characterization results into test, process, or device optimization actions.
• Strong problem-solving skills for troubleshooting complex test, probe, and device interactions.
• Experience developing custom test conditions, scripts, and advanced validation methodologies.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and drive data-driven yield improvement programs.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.