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Amazon · 14 hours ago

Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer, SPICE Lab (Seattle)

positionSeattle, WA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$129K/yr - $214K/yr

Amazon's SPICE lab is a research and development group focused on innovative hardware solutions. The Failure Analysis Engineer will investigate failure mechanisms in enterprise compute and networking assemblies to improve product reliability and safety through detailed analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Conduct failure analysis utilizing electrical fault isolation techniques, physical analysis, spectroscopy, and chemical characterization
Consultation on corrective actions, method development, design/manufacturing best practices cross-functionally to drive measurable improvements to hardware reliability
Interface with Senior and Principal engineering staff to identify and execute lab method development spanning enterprise compute assemblies, including power distribution, compute, networking, and thermal management components

Qualification

Electrical fault isolationMaterials characterizationThermal solutions experienceThermal characterization techniquesTesting for thermal interface materialsMaster's degreeHands-on lab workCross-functional collaboration

Required

Master's degree or above in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent
Adept at electrical characterization techniques for electrical fault isolation (including curve trace, DMM) and materials characterization (SEM/EDS, FTIR, XRF, CT x-ray)
Experience with enterprise compute thermal solutions. Examples include: 3D vapor chambers, immersion/liquid cooling systems, evaporative cooling infrastructure

Preferred

Experience with thermal characterization techniques for NTD or fault isolation, such as lock-in thermography or OBIRCH
Experience with developing and executing testing for thermal interface materials and/or heatsink devices

Benefits

A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
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