Intern, Failure Analysis Engineering - Summer 2024

pSemi, A Murata Company

Apr 2

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Engineering
San Diego

Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Critical Thinking: Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
Prioritizing and Organizing Work: Allocates time and attention based on what is the most important to achieve key goals and objectives; approaches work in an organized and systematic manner; effectively manages tasks, information, and requests
Displaying Technical Expertise: Keeps his/her technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with his/her job; shares technical expertise with others
Evaluating and implementing Ideas: Defines requirements and resources needed to implement new ideas; approaches innovation with a practical, task-oriented mindset; converts ideas from general concepts into actionable plans
Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills):
Knowledge in failure analysis engineering, product engineering, characterization engineering, or IC design experience
Experience with standard lab equipment: oscilloscope, power supplies, semiconductor parameter analyzer, vector network analyzer, RF spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc
Quick learner, able to detect problems and react accordingly,
Extreme attention to detail
Comfort and desire to be challenged
An attitude/practice of continuous improvement
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong desire to increase one's depth and breadth in the field of fault isolation/failure analysis
Education Requirements:
Current student in Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, Material Science or equivalent

Responsibilities

Perform preliminary failure analysis as needed, including: external visual examination, scanning acoustic microscopy, radiographic examination, and bench testing.
Perform electrical bench testing and interpret ATE datalogs to aid in localizing electrical failures.
Perform integrated circuit (IC) fault isolation to identify failure mechanism(s) utilizing schematics, layouts, IC design analysis, Focused Ion Beam (FIB) pad microprobing, device characterization, Photon Emission Microscopy (PEM), Externally Induced Voltage Alteration (XIVA) and IR Thermal Emission.
Work with FA, product, design and technology engineers to isolate root cause of failures.
Generate detailed failure analysis reports for both internal and external customers.
Work toward becoming an expert at fault isolation techniques such as PEM, XIVA, and IR Thermal Emission.

pSemi, A Murata Company

Intelligent Electronics for the Connected World

501-1000

Employees

1990

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better. ### The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo and HaRP are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi is an equal opportunity employer supporting a diverse workforce.