Google

Senior Failure Analysis Engineer, Opto-Mechanical Modules

Google$159K — $230K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 4 years in failure analysis for displays or semiconductors.
  • Knowledge of optoelectronic modules and their failure modes.
  • Experience with tools like SEM, EDX, and FIB for physical failure analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Support failure analysis investigations for next-gen Light Engine Assemblies.
  • Diagnose component failures from various testing and production stages.
  • Conduct lab analysis using advanced techniques and equipment.
  • Standardize workflows and performance metrics for failure analysis.
  • Collaborate with teams to address and resolve identified failure mechanisms.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target equity
  • Comprehensive healthcare plans
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Career development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Optical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience working in a failure analysis role for displays or semiconductor modules.
  • Experience with optoelectronic modules, including working principles, manufacturing and assembly, testing and characterization, and failure modes.
  • Experience operating physical failure analysis (FA) tools (e.g., SEM/EDX, FIB, X-ray, cross-section/polishing, optical microscopy) and electrical fault isolation equipment.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optics/Photonics, or related discipline.
  • 8 years of failure analysis experience specializing in micro displays, projectors, optoelectronics systems, or optical modules.
  • Deep expertise in advanced non-destructive and destructive FA techniques and tools, for displays and electro-optical subassemblies.
  • Experience leading root-cause analysis (RCA) and delivering actionable failure analysis reports to cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Strong knowledge of display module failure mechanisms (e.g., wire bond fatigue, die cracking, delamination, active alignment shift, optical degradation, moisture ingress, EOS/ESD).


Responsibilities
  • Support end-to-end failure analysis (FA) investigations for next-generation Light Engine Assemblies (LEAs), including microLED displays, modules, and associated sub-components.
  • Analyze and diagnose component failures originating from NPI builds, reliability qualification testing, production excursions, and field returns.
  • Perform lab analysis using advanced techniques, including electrical testing, optical setups, firmware debugging, SEM/EDX, FIB, TEM, X-ray/CT inspection, Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM), micro-probing, and physical cross-sectioning.
  • Define and standardize FA workflows, fault isolation procedures, and Turnaround Time (TAT) performance metrics.
  • Pinpoint underlying physical failure mechanisms and collaborate with design, process, and quality teams to implement root-cause solutions and corrective actions.


Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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