Hardware Failure Analysis Engineer (m/f/d)
Advantest Böblingen
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Hardware Failure Analysis Engineer (m/f/d)
Advantest • Böblingen
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Böblingen
Your duties
- Lead hardware failure analysis and troubleshooting activities at system, board, and component level to identify technical root causes of quality, reliability, and performance issues.
- Execute electrical measurements, laboratory testing, verification activities, and failure reproduction to investigate complex issues impacting semiconductor test systems throughout development, manufacturing, and customer operation.
- Analyze customer, manufacturing, supplier, and field quality issues to identify recurring failure mechanisms, systemic risks, and opportunities for sustainable quality improvement.
- Collaborate with Hardware R&D, Software R&D, Operations, Global Support, and suppliers as a technical bridge to accelerate issue resolution and improve overall product quality and reliability.
- Support qualification and validation activities for new products, components, design changes, and manufacturing processes while ensuring compliance with quality and reliability requirements.
- Utilize quality, reliability, and operational data to identify trends, assess risks, and provide data-driven recommendations that enhance product performance and customer satisfaction.
- Document and communicate technical findings, promote organizational learning, and translate investigation outcomes into engineering best practices, continuous improvement initiatives, and competency development across the organizations challenges.
Your profile
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a comparable technical qualification. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
- Proven experience in hardware failure analysis, troubleshooting, quality engineering, manufacturing support, or test engineering.
- Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics, electronic assemblies, system architectures, and the interpretation of schematics and technical documentation.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers, and related diagnostic tools.
- Experience working in cross-functional environments involving engineering, manufacturing, service, and supplier organizations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical experts and management.
- Fluent English language skills and willingness to travel internationally (approximately 10%).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience within the semiconductor industry, electronics manufacturing, or Automated Test Equipment (ATE).
- Knowledge of reliability engineering, component qualification, failure mechanisms, and quality management systems.
- Experience supporting contract manufacturers, supplier quality activities, and manufacturing process improvements.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with experience applying structured methodologies such as 8D, RCA, A3, FMEA, Six Sigma, or comparable approaches.
- Experience with data analysis, statistical methods, and visualization tools such as Spotfire, Power BI, Tableau, JMP, or similar platforms.
- Understanding of the Advantest V93000 tester platform.
- German language skills.
What we offer
With us, you can stay fit and healthy.
We want you to feel your best. That’s why we offer a wide range of sports and health programs at all our locations, giving you the opportunity to take care of yourself.
With us, you stay flexible.
Life is unpredictable and often full of surprises. To help you respond quickly to unexpected events or plan ahead for different phases of your life, we offer you a range of options to flexibly adapt your working hours to your current situation.
With us, you’re in the best hands.
No one knows what tomorrow will bring. But we can do a lot to make sure you’re well prepared for whatever life throws your way. With a company pension plan, (paid) leaves of absence, and a wide range of insurance options, you can look to the future with confidence.
With us, your development moves forward.
Learning is a lifelong process. Whether you are a school or university student, a graduate, or an experienced professional - you are always growing. That’s why we offer you a variety of opportunities to broaden your horizons and advance your career at Advantest.
With us, your performance is worth it.
At Advantest, you can be sure of an attractive salary that is reviewed on a yearly basis. In addition, we offer you the chance to share in the company’s success, plus a wide range of meaningful financial benefits.
Our pride and joy
Since 2017, we have regularly taken part in a comparison of the best employers in Germany. In 2021, our employees again participated in the anonymous and independent survey. The results confirm: We are a Great Place to Work! We first and foremost owe that great result to the people here at Advantest. Each and every day, they prove their dedication, take ownership, and bring passion to their work. And that makes us very proud.
Reports
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Werkstudentin - Business Intelligence
When I compare Advantest to previous employers, there is a very decisive advantage here: the employees count. We are treated like human beings, not numbers. Our wishes, goals, concerns and needs are taken into account. And considerable effort goes into our well-being. Personally, I could already tell during my application process how important it was to Advantest to bring me on board.
Contacts
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