Failure Analysis Engineer

About Us

• Applied Materials is an innovation-driven company. We are the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our ability to identify emerging technologies that can complement and leverage Applied’s materials engineering expertise is critical to the company’s continued growth.

About this role

• Looking for a motivated and hands-on Process engineer to support the setup and ramp of our next-generation semiconductor manufacturing line. In this role, you’ll collaborate across engineering and operations to drive smooth technology transfer from pathfinding and ramp to pilot production. Experience and discipline in process transfer to pilot production line will be critical to a successful and efficient fab ramp-up. 

Responsibilities:  

• Support and perform Failure Analysis / Construction Analysis jobs requested by stakeholders for qualification / evaluation / process reject / RMAs; and provide the results to the making of final reports.
• Advise problem-solving team or cross-functional teams on appropriate analysis techniques to employ in order to establish an understanding of the cause/failure mechanism. 
• Provide machine readiness and perform buyoff for new tools and capacity ramp-up.
• Develop new analysis capabilities/techniques to enhance detection capability or productivity or optimize recipes.
• Drive improvement activities such as robustness and cycle time improvement as well as cost reduction activities.
• Conduct FA staff training on FA techniques and procedures.
• Maintain FA tools and lab environment to meet the 5S and safety requirement.
• Support audits and follow up all the action items captured by auditors.
• Assist Finance and sale team to generate FA service quotations for customer FA requirements.
• Work with IT team to setup system for submissions of new FA request and report uploading.
• Other ad-hoc activities assigned by the reporting manager.

Qualifications: 

• Degree in Material/Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ Reliability Test and FA experience in the semiconductor/photonic industry.
• Have a good understanding and application of FA techniques such as cross-section, ion-mill, CSAM, EDX, FTIR, FIB etc.
• Have a good understanding and application of Material characterisation procedures such as including Bend, Abrasion & Adhesion test.
• Knowledge of materials physics & able to associate the relevance of REL & FA test.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team approach to problem-solving.
• Self-directed and able to meet commitments.

Work Location:

• North