Ferric is a technology startup based in New York City that is pioneering an entirely new approach to power delivery for Integrated Circuits and Electronic Assemblies. This approach leverages Ferric’s integration of thin-film magnetic inductors with CMOS technology to enable a significant improvement in the integration density and efficiency of voltage regulators (VRs) compared with current commercially available technologies.
As a Ferric IC Reliability Engineer, you will gain exposure to the full product life of Ferric’s ICs by working with a diverse cross-functional team including IC designers, test & application engineers, engineering vendors, the fab, and our customers. Your primary responsibilities will be taking full ownership of reviewing designs for reliability, planning for reliability testing, developing the reliability qualification plan, developing the required H/W and S/W, and executing the plans. In addition, you will be responsible for generating internal and external reports and performing failure and root cause analyses.
Primary Responsibilities:
Define reliability requirements and develop reliability qualification plans
Manage the design and implementation of qualification hard- and software
Run the internal qualification tests in our lab and manage qualification tests with external partners
Participate and contribute in design reviews, DFMEA, etc. through the entire product development life cycle; assess and communicate reliability risk to stakeholders.
Design and develop reliability monitoring and long-term reliability testing
Design and develop custom test fixtures to conduct various mechanical and electric testing requirements for our products
Perform failure analysis to understand the root cause and drive resolution of failures occurring during product development and during the entire product life cycle
Plan and execute Electromigration testing
Development and execution of Python scripts to automate the characterization and data acquisition of key DC-DC power-converter metrics
Circuit and PCB design (and occasional assembly) of bench-level IC test boards
Support the Field Applications Engineering team with bench test/demo setups and customer support items
Drive engineering vendors for IC product qualification, including coordination of bench- & wafer-level tests, and yield improvement
Interface with customers to review IC reliability data and procedures
Review suppliers' processes and products for conformance to reliability and quality standard
Audit suppliers as needed
Desired Skills and Experience:
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in EE
Industry and reliability experience: 3-10 years
Strong engineering fundamentals and ability to apply knowledge to drive reliability testing
Sound mathematical and statistical background
Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and thermal failure modes in the semiconductor material
Experience in failure analysis
Must be a motivated team player
Self-motivated, possessing a willingness to learn and grow with the position, and able to take on full ownership of finding engineering solutions
Excellent communication skills and effectively able to share information with others, including Ferric customers
Familiarity with equipment communication protocols, including USB, RS232, GPIB, etc
Lab experience with the following equipment: Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter (DMM), Source Measure Unit (SMU), DC Power Supply Unit (PSU), Electronic Load
Preferred/Plus Skills and Experience:
Education: Master’s Degree in EE
Automotive level qualification, APQP/PPAP
Knowledge of DC-DC power converters/regulators (Buck, Boost, LDO, etc)
Experience with PCB design and assembly, including component selection, bonding, etc
Experience with testing on Automated Test Equipment
Programming Languages: Python, Verilog
Leading ISO9001 implementation
Location:
New York, NY
Compensation:
Annual compensation ranges from $120,000-145,000, and stock options and benefits
To apply please email your resume to careers@ferricsemi.com
Ferric is unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this position.