Failure Analyst Technician

Rochester Electronics is seeking a skilled Failure Analyst Technician to join our team.

This role involves analyzing materials used in the production and handling of integrated circuits, ensuring the highest quality and reliability.

• Provide lab analytical services to support production, quality, reliability, sales, and customer requests.
• Perform decapsulation of various packages, including hermetic and plastic molded packages, using chemical, laser, and mechanical methods.
• Conduct cross sections and parallel polishing of die, wafers, or packages, and delineate cross sections using chemical, ION milling, or RIE etching.
• Perform deprocessing of die or wafers using a combination of chemical, mechanical, or RIE etching.
• Operate a wide variety of FA tools to identify root cause of failures, including optical and SEM microscopy, EDAX elemental analysis, polishing tools, milling tools, Reactive Ion Etcher, Laser Decap, Jet Etcher, X-Ray, and C-SAM (Scanning Acoustic Microscopy).
• Collaborate with Product, Assembly, and Test Engineers to support Material Analysis efforts and ensure timely execution of customer and supplier projects with high quality.

• 2-year associate's degree in electronics or equivalent industry experience.
• 3 to 5 years of work experience in a related field is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of semiconductor products, device layout, and process technologies.
• Understanding of device physics and semiconductor fabrication techniques.
• Excellent communication skills to interface with customers and suppliers.
• Ability to work with chemical and physical de-processing with attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and handle several active projects simultaneously.

Rochester Electronics is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.