Reliability Engineer (Hardware)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; flexible hybrid workplace model.

Salary: $142,000–$200,000 USD per year base salary, plus equity and other compensation.

Company

hirify.global develops photonics-based infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing data centers, including 3D-stacked photonics engines and chiplet communication fabrics.

What you will do

• Develop reliability test plans based on product requirements, industry standards, and customer expectations.
• Execute qualification testing for integrated photonics-based AI platforms and photonics chiplet communication fabric products.
• Conduct FMEA and identify reliability risks in device design and manufacturing.
• Perform root cause analysis of device failures and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams on corrective actions.
• Establish internal reliability guidelines and standards.
• Use statistical analysis to model reliability performance, predict device lifetimes, and present technical reports and risk assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar field.
• 5+ years of industry experience as a Reliability Engineer in the semiconductor and/or photonics industry.
• Knowledge of device and package reliability testing methods, including HTOL, HAST, TDDB, HTHH, and temperature cycling.
• Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques and tools such as SEM, TEM, FIB, and EMMI.
• Knowledge of device physics, reliability, and failure mechanisms in SerDes, digital, or mixed-signal ICs.
• Understanding of packaging failure mechanisms involving TSVs, solder joints, warpage, and metal migration, plus familiarity with Weibull analysis, Minitab, or JMP.

Nice to have

• Experience with semiconductor or photonics device and module testing.
• Experience with flip-chip, wafer-level packaging, or 3D integration.
• Strong statistical analysis skills for comparing pre- and post-reliability data.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar field.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid workplace model.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings matching, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Vacation, sick leave, public holidays, and paid family leave.
• Training and development, commuter benefits, and equity grants for eligible full-time employees.