Senior Failure Analysis Engineer

Join the forefront of technological innovation at NVIDIA Silicon Failure Analysis Lab. We're seeking an expert Failure Analysis Engineer to join our diverse team in Santa Clara, CA. As a key member of our technical organization, you will play a crucial role in supporting product development, debug, manufacturing yield, assembly testing, quality assurance, reliability, and customer returns of semiconductor ICs, boards, and systems, featuring sophisticated semiconductor process and packaging technologies!

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform and coordinate both Electrical and Physical Failure Analysis efforts to assist in product development, design debug, yield improvement, final test, quality on various NVIDIA products.

• We apply advanced EFA principles and operate EFA tools such as Curve Tracer, Emission-based analytical tools, Laser Scanning Microscopy, and imaging tools (3D Xray, CSAM, etc.) for fault isolation and analysis.

• Communicate effectively EFA fault isolation findings and provide timely assistance to PFA teams (in-house or foundry and assembly partners) to root cause the problems.

• We collaborate closely with Product Engineering and Test Engineering teams to verify and duplicate failures modes of failures that are reported on ATE, SLT, and appropriate test setups.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve production test program quality and efficiency.

• Actively participate in multi-functional teams to efficiently debug product failures and implement optimal solutions.

• We write and maintain scripts and tools for the test engineering groups to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.

What we need to see:

• Master's degree or higher in electronics or related engineering fields (or equivalent experience).

• 8-10 years of proven experience in Failure Analysis or related fields.

• Proficiency in basic electrical engineering and testing, transistor device physics, silicon device analysis, sophisticated CMOS manufacturing/processes, circuit analysis, and automated test equipment (ATE). 

• Ability to understand and/or operate tools for silicon inspection, cross-section, delayering, material analysis (Scanning Electron Microscope, Focused Ion Beam, Nanoprobing, etc.) is a plus.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to participate optimally in diverse teams.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Demonstrate proficiency in sophisticated backside analysis techniques and use of innovative analytical instruments.

• Showcase experience in analog circuit design, PLLs, and system-level testing/validation.

• Display familiarity with Linux operating systems/shell scripting and programming languages such as Python/Perl and/or C/C++.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most thoughtful and talented people in the world working for us. Due to unprecedented growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 144,000 USD - 230,000 USD for Level 4, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 9, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.