Senior/Staff Silicon Quality & Reliability Engineer
HybridVancouver, Washington, United States or Chandler, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Conduct cross-functional quality and reliability initiatives by partnering with foundries, OSATs, and internal teams to define process requirements and manage external suppliers through test vehicle qualifications. Lead product qualification efforts, including risk assessments for excursion materials and lifecycle stress testing to build predictive failure models. Direct design-for-reliability strategies through wear-out assessments and establish company-wide quality guidelines and advanced frameworks to maximize product lifetime. This role involves bridging the gap between design teams and manufacturing partners to mitigate risks from development through high-volume manufacturing.
Required Qualifications
- PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor process, quality management, and product reliability
- Deep command of semiconductor physics, acceleration models, and wear out mechanisms (TDDB, BTI, HCI, EM, SM)
- Direct experience with wafer-level reliability (WLR) tests, test structures, and quality standards (JEDEC, AEC-Q100, ISO 9001)
- Expert in quality and reliability statistics (e.g., JMP), SPC charting, and failure rate calculations across the bathtub curve
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor defects, root-cause failure analysis (FA), 8D problem solving, and defect screening
- Solid understanding of quality degradation mechanisms in logic, memory, and analog circuits
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills to interface with executive leadership and external vendors
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