Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct failure analysis utilizing electrical fault isolation techniques, physical analysis, spectroscopy, and chemical characterization.
• Consult on corrective actions, method development, and design/manufacturing best practices to drive measurable improvements to hardware reliability.
• Interface with Senior and Principal engineering staff to identify and execute lab method development for enterprise compute assemblies, including power distribution, networking, and thermal management components.
• Act as a formal liaison between SPICE lab and cross-functional teams to coordinate failure analysis campaigns and triage devices from reliability qualifications.
• Develop failure analysis reports to build consensus around corrective actions for the business.

Requirements

• Master's degree or above in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics, or an equivalent field.
• Proficiency in electrical characterization techniques for fault isolation, including curve trace and DMM.
• Experience with materials characterization tools such as SEM/EDS, FTIR, XRF, and CT x-ray.
• Experience working with enterprise compute thermal solutions (e.g., 3D vapor chambers, immersion/liquid cooling, or evaporative cooling).

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and sign-on payments.
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription.
• 401(k) matching and paid time off.
• Parental leave and mental health support.

About the Company

SPICE lab is a research and development group within Amazon's Lab126 subsidiary. Based in Seattle, the lab partners with Amazon's most ambitious hardware organizations, including Prime Air, AWS, and Annapurna Labs, to develop innovative ideas from concept to production.