Sr. Failure Analysis Technician - Microelectronics (SEM/TEM)

Location: Essex Junction, Vermont, United States; onsite laboratory and semiconductor fab role

Expected salary: $48,200–$83,200 per year

Company

hirify.global is a semiconductor foundry providing design, development, and fabrication services with manufacturing operations across three continents.

What you will do

• Prepare semiconductor samples for SEM and TEM analysis using cleaving, polishing, chemical etching, and Focused Ion Beam milling.
• Perform routine SEM failure analysis to support yield, reliability, manufacturing, technology development, and customer investigations.
• Operate and maintain SEM, FIB, and sample preparation equipment while collecting images and analytical data.
• Use image analysis, measurement software, LIMS, and established reporting methods to document technical work.
• Improve SEM and TEM sample preparation workflows and support preventive maintenance and basic equipment troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineers, technicians, and laboratory staff while following cleanroom, laboratory, quality, and safety protocols.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in engineering, physics, materials science, electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, chemistry, mathematics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent military technical training.
• At least 3–4 years of relevant technical laboratory, manufacturing, machining, microscopy, or semiconductor industry experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn and operate complex analytical equipment, follow detailed procedures, and work precisely with delicate samples.
• Fluent written and verbal English required.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds periodically, work extended periods with laboratory equipment, and wear required PPE.

Nice to have

• Experience operating SEM, FIB, TEM, or other analytical microscopy systems.
• Experience in a semiconductor fab, cleanroom, analytical laboratory, or advanced manufacturing environment.
• Experience with SEM imaging, materials characterization, semiconductor devices, or semiconductor manufacturing processes.
• Experience with precision cleaving, polishing, mounting, sectioning, thinning, metallographic preparation, or site-specific cross-sectioning.
• Experience using image analysis and measurement software and documenting technical work.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Training programs support development of advanced SEM operation, FIB sample preparation, TEM preparation, and failure analysis expertise.
• The role contributes directly to Fab 9 manufacturing operations and technology development.
• The role may require obtaining a U.S. Department of Defense Security Clearance during employment.