Failure Analysis Technician

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8 is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Electrical Failure Analysis (EFA) technician to become a part of our team at the state-of-the-art facility in Malta, New York. This is a night shift position, working a compressed week of 12 hour shifts. The position will require proficiency in various failure analysis lab techniques and tooling including:

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
• Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
• Chemical Mechanical Polishing
• Chemical Etching (Wet, Reactive Ion Etch (RIE))
• Fault Isolation (Obirch, IR, Photo emission, etc)

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conduct routine analytical jobs using defined and documented procedures while meeting or exceeding cycle time and quality standards
• Operate a wide variety of failure analysis tools to isolate and image manufacturing defects in order to identify root cause of failure.
• Support various failure modes including logic, memory, and Health of the Line (HOL)
• Learn and develop methodologies to identify complex failure modes on new products and technologies
• Actively participate in team projects and experiments
• Perform basic preventive maintenance activities of analytical equipment and support maintenance activities with vendors as needed.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement processes
• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

• Education – High School Diploma or equivalent in a Science, Math, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Semiconductor Manufacturing or a related discipline or equivalent military training / experience.
• Fluent in English Language – written & verbal
• Ability to work a 12 hour night shift including weekend coverage over a compressed week
• Physical Capacity Demands – Able to follow work and safety procedures for laboratory environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors in a Science, Math, Engineering, or a related discipline or equivalent military training/experience.
• Prior experience in working in a laboratory environment