09/01/2026
🔴 HOT JOB HIRING! 🔴
FAILURE ANALYSIS ENGINEER
📍 Location: San Jose, CA
💰 Salary: $70K–$80K/year
💼 Direct Hire | Full-Time
Are you an experienced hardware failure analysis or RMA engineer with strong troubleshooting and PCBA skills? This could be your next opportunity!
📌 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Investigate customer returns, field failures, and manufacturing escalations involving hardware issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis of hardware failures down to the component level.
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware at both PCBA and system levels.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Software, Mechanical, Materials, Reliability, and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
• Analyze schematics, assembly drawings, PCB layouts, and electronic circuits to identify failure causes.
• Support RMA and service operations by developing effective troubleshooting and diagnostic solutions.
• Provide failure-analysis findings and recommendations to improve product quality and reliability.
• Develop and improve diagnostic tools, test methods, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Support continuous improvement and best-practice implementation across RMA and service operations.
✅ QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant industry experience preferred/required for the underlying posting.
• Strong experience troubleshooting analog and digital circuits.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, assembly drawings, and PCB layouts.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, and adjustable power supplies.
• Experience with PCBA/PCA, RMA, and service manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Linux commands and IPMI tools is a plus.
• Experience with programming/scripting languages such as C #, JavaScript, Python, or SQL.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, or similar operating systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering teams.
🚀 READY FOR YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE?
📩 Send your resume:
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☎️ 40HRS Staffing: 408-414-0158
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