Sr. Technician - Failure Analysis (Semiconductor)

Location: Essex Junction, Vermont, United States; onsite in Fab 9 and the analytical laboratory

Salary: $48,200–$83,200 per year

Company

hirify.global provides semiconductor design, development, and fabrication services through a global manufacturing footprint.

What you will do

• Prepare semiconductor samples for Transmission Electron Microscopy using Focused Ion Beam tools and precision preparation techniques.
• Operate and maintain FIB equipment for TEM lamella preparation and site-specific cross-sectioning.
• Execute preparation plans with TEM engineers and ensure sample quality, dimensional accuracy, and documentation.
• Track work in laboratory information management systems and improve sample preparation methods and workflows.
• Support yield, reliability, technology, and root-cause investigations in collaboration with engineers and laboratory staff.
• Perform basic equipment troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and cleanroom activities while following safety requirements.

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 2–3 years of relevant technical laboratory, manufacturing, machining, microscopy, or semiconductor industry experience.
• Experience supporting failure analysis, materials characterization, process development, or sample preparation such as polishing, sectioning, thinning, mounting, or metallographic preparation.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, problem-solving, organization, and ability to operate complex analytical equipment.
• Fluent English communication skills are required.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds periodically, work for extended periods with laboratory equipment, and wear required PPE.

Nice to have

• Experience with Focused Ion Beam systems or related precision material removal tools.
• Experience in a semiconductor fab, cleanroom, analytical laboratory, or manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with semiconductor device structures, processing concepts, microscopes, imaging systems, or analytical instrumentation.
• Experience documenting technical work and managing multiple requests while maintaining quality standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting semiconductor manufacturing and technology investigations.
• Training and development in advanced FIB-based sample preparation and failure analysis techniques.
• Work alongside experienced engineers and laboratory staff.
• Focus on safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• The role may require obtaining a U.S. Department of Defense Security Clearance during employment.