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Figure · 6 hours ago

Senior Hardware Failure Analysis Engineer

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$165K/yr - $210K/yr

5+ years exp

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. They are seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to analyze hardware failures and ensure product reliability targets are met by executing end-to-end failure analysis.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareIndustrial AutomationRobotics

Responsibilities

Mechanical Cross sectioning of PCBAs

Perform Optical Inspection (Keyence equipment preferred)

Perform SEM/EDS and interpret the result

Perform CT X-ray and interpret the CT X-ray data (VGStudio experience preferred)

Perform FTIR and interpret result

Perform Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and interpret result

Dissemble different DUTs and perform fault isolation

Setup hardware failure analysis lab

Triage failures and write FA SOPs

Work alongside cross functional teams to identify the root cause of HW failure

Drive HW failure analysis at the component level at vendors

Utilize DMM, Lock-in IR thermography, oscilloscope, probe station, function generator, IV-Tracing, or TDR to perform PCBAs level analysis

Qualification

Hardware Failure AnalysisMechanical Cross SectioningSEM/EDSCT X-ray AnalysisOptical InspectionFTIRLaser Induced Breakdown SpectroscopyFailure Concepts UnderstandingWriting FA SOPsTriage FailuresBuilding FA LaboratoryCross Functional Collaboration

Required

Minimum 5 year experience in hardware failure analysis in the automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace or robotics industry

Understand the basic operations of mechanical cross sectioning, optical microscope, SEM/EDS, CT Xray, FTIR, and Confocal Scanning Acoustic Microscope (CSAM)

Advanced understanding of failure concepts and mechanisms, such as fatigue, ductile brittle, adhesive/cohesive, contamination, intermetallic compounds, corrosion