Technician IV - Failure Analysis

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Job Description

A failure analysis technician is responsible in providing failure analysis to support customer returns, qualifications, and other engineering evaluations. Collaboration with FA requestors and other cross-functional teams is also required. He/she must observe proper housekeeping, environmental, health, and safety protocols while doing his/her tasks.

• Support customer returns, qualifications, and other engineering evaluations that require failure analysis.
• Perform non-destructive analysis such as optical visual inspection, x-ray, and scanning acoustic microscopy.
• Perform destructive analysis such as soldering/desoldering, lead conditioning, deballing/reballing, mechanical/chemical decapsulation, package/die level deprocessing, cross-sectioning, and other FA techniques available in the laboratory.
• Conduct material analysis such as SEM/EDX, cross-sectioning, wire bond mechanical testing and other material analysis capabilities that the FA lab may acquire in the future.
• Perform advance electrical verification using curve tracer and/or basic bench tools. Perform advance application board testing with guidance.
• Perform advance visual/mechanical package level failure analysis with guidance.
• Perform advance open/short and parametric full failure analysis with guidance.
• Perform advance fault isolation with guidance.
• Perform advance die level physical failure analysis procedures with guidance.
• Provide first level analysis on functional or complex electrical rejects with guidance.
• Generate failure analysis reports using MCHP on-line Failure Analysis databases and create presentation using Microsoft Office applications.
• Work closely with FA engineer and customer to meet and improve the response time.
• Interface and collaborate with other MCHP cross-functional groups most especially with Assembly, Reliability, Test Product, Quality Assurance, and customer support.
• Meet and drive improvements on failure analysis key performance indicators.
• May develop and implement new failure analysis methods if necessary.
• Observe proper and responsible use of all FA laboratory equipment, hardwares, consumables, and workstations and report any problem encountered timely.
• FA focal person responsible in tools/equipment 5S and improvements and coordination with FAREL Equipment group for consumables & spare parts procurements, repair, and maintenance.
• Observe safety and health protocols and housekeeping during day-to-day failure analysis activities.
• Attend trainings required for the job and by the MCHP company.
• Supports and implements Environmental Management System (EMS) and Quality Management System (QMS).
  
  

• Basic understanding of failure analysis flow.
• Basic knowledge and skill in performing non-destructive and destructive FA techniques.
• Basic knowledge and skill in operating failure analysis tools and equipment.
• Basic knowledge of basic semiconductor Fab, Assembly and Test process flow.
• Basic knowledge of chemical handling safety.
• Knowledge in more advance electrical testing.
• Advance skill in physical failure analysis techniques.
  
  

• No known allergy to chemicals.
• Good vision and dexterity.
• Computer literate (MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• Able to extract, analyze, and report data as necessary.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good analytical skills, self-motivated, team player, and able to pro-actively communicate with others.
• Can collaborate with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
• Ability to manage time and priorities effectively.
• Can understand and follow more complex procedures and instructions.