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pSemi, A Murata Company · 1 month ago

Intern, Failure Analysis Engineering - Spring 2026

positionSan Diego, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$25.63/hr - $48.60/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. The Intern, Failure Analysis Engineering will work with pSemi FA engineers to learn and master the pSemi Failure Analysis flow, covering various tasks including failure analysis, electrical bench testing, and generating detailed reports.

Electrical DistributionManufacturingSemiconductor
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Responsibilities

Perform preliminary failure analysis as needed, including: external visual examination, scanning acoustic microscopy, radiographic examination, and bench testing
Perform electrical bench testing and interpret ATE datalogs to aid in localizing electrical failures
Perform integrated circuit (IC) fault isolation to identify failure mechanism(s) utilizing schematics, layouts, IC design analysis, Focused Ion Beam (FIB) pad microprobing, device characterization, Photon Emission Microscopy (PEM), Externally Induced Voltage Alteration (XIVA) and IR Thermal Emission
Work with FA, product, design and technology engineers to isolate root cause of failures
Generate detailed failure analysis reports for both internal and external customers
Work toward becoming an expert at fault isolation techniques such as PEM, XIVA, and IR Thermal Emission

Qualification

Failure analysis engineeringElectrical bench testingFault isolation techniquesStandard lab equipmentQuick learnerContinuous improvementAttention to detail

Required

Knowledge in failure analysis engineering, product engineering, characterization engineering, or IC design experience
Experience with standard lab equipment: oscilloscope, power supplies, semiconductor parameter analyzer, vector network analyzer, RF spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc
Quick learner, able to detect problems and react accordingly
Extreme attention to detail
Comfort and desire to be challenged
An attitude/practice of continuous improvement
Current student in Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD program in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, Material Science or equivalent

Preferred

Strong desire to increase one's depth and breadth in the field of fault isolation/failure analysis

Company

pSemi, A Murata Company

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pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration.
dateFounded in 1990
location
San Diego, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
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http://www.psemi.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (22)
2024 (30)
2023 (28)
2022 (38)
2021 (40)
2020 (36)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$92.1M
Key Investors
Morgenthaler Ventures
2014-08-22Acquired
2012-08-08IPO
2004-11-02Series Unknown· $17.6M

Leadership Team

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Mark L. Burgener, Ph.D.
Co-founder
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Keith Bargroff
senior vice president, engineering and technology
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