Engineer II - Failure Analysis

JOB TITLE:Failure Analysis Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Manufacturing Quality

REPORTS TO: Quality Manager

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data centre computing and healthcare. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propel growth for its customers and innovate the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Failure Analysis Engineer is responsible for providing investigation and root cause analysis of product failures. Works closely with various Engineering functions (Reliability, Design, Manufacturing, etc) in a closed-loop, corrective-action process to improve product quality and reliability performance.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Researches, performs, and documents visual, electrical, mechanical and other test methods (destructive and non-destructive) as required to isolate failure modes
• Identifies and documents the most probable Root Cause(s) of failures
• Ensures integrity of failure data including conditions, symptoms, and failure modes
• Identifies trends in failures and provides quantitative analysis of such trends
• Drives Corrective Action for simple failures
• Prepares complete, concise Failure Analysis reports for internal and external customer communications

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Failure Analysis Engineers regularly work in office, development and test labs, and manufacturing facilities. Travel to international locations may be required.

SKILLS:

• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes
• Strong knowledge in the physical structure, properties, and behavior of engineering materials in order to identify primary modes of failure for electrical components, PCBs, and assemblies
• Familiar with diagnostic equipment (SEM, EDX, X-ray analysis, scopes, etc), statistical yield analysis, physical failure, and root-cause analysis
• Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey factual learnings

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

2-3 years of engineering/ failure analysis experience

Desirable:

Demonstrated Failure Analysis of complex, electro-mechanical assemblies

Knowledge of Materials Sciences

EDUCATION:

Essential:

Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineeringor other relevant Engineering discipline

Desirable:

Certified 6-sigma or equivalent statistical, problem-solving methodology