Reliability Engineer - Compound Semiconductor ICs

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Join a team at the forefront of semiconductor innovation, enabling the breakthrough technologies that differentiate Keysight's industry-leading design enablement solutions. As a Reliability Engineer , you will work hands-on with some of the world's most advanced compound semiconductor ICs and high-performance interconnect technologies that power next-generation RF, microwave, millimeter-wave, and high-speed digital products.

In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring that cutting-edge technologies meet the demanding performance, quality, and lifetime expectations of Keysight customers. You will collaborate closely with device engineers, process technologists, product designers, and manufacturing teams to evaluate, qualify, and continuously improve the technologies that form the foundation of Keysight's product leadership. If you are excited by advanced semiconductor technology, data-driven problem solving, and the challenge of ensuring reliability in products operating at the leading edge of performance, this role offers an opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and execute reliability qualification strategies for advanced compound semiconductor ICs, interposer technologies, and next-generation packaging and interconnect solutions.
• Evaluate emerging semiconductor and integration technologies, ensuring they meet the stringent reliability requirements of high-performance Test & Measurement applications.
• Apply advanced statistical and data analysis techniques to identify reliability risks, understand failure mechanisms, and guide technology development decisions.
• Build and expand reliability characterization infrastructure, enabling the rapid assessment of new technologies while supporting future growth in capability and test capacity.
• Partner with technology development, product engineering, and manufacturing teams to translate reliability data into action that drives product success.
• Communicate results to technical and business stakeholders, influencing technology roadmaps and qualification decisions.

Qualifications & What Will Help You Succeed

We're looking for a highly motivated engineer or scientist who is excited by the challenge of developing and qualifying the advanced semiconductor technologies that power Keysight's industry-leading measurement solutions.

This role is well-suited for candidates with experience in either  semiconductor device reliability or  advanced interconnect and packaging reliability . The strongest candidates will bring expertise spanning both domains and enjoy solving reliability challenges that arise across the entire technology stack—from transistor-level degradation mechanisms to package- and system-level interconnect reliability.

Required Qualifications

This role requires a combination of practical hands-on experience, academic and analytical skills

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field (or equivalent industry experience).

Candidates must have proven experience in 1 or more of the following key areas 

• • Strong understanding of  transistor and diode operation , including device characteristics, performance tradeoffs, and failure mechanisms.

• • Solid foundation in  semiconductor device physics and the underlying principles governing device behavior and reliability. AND/OR

• • Experience with  advanced interposer, packaging, and interconnect technologies , including an understanding of the physical mechanisms that influence long-term reliability and performance.

In addition, we are looking for the following skills 

• Strong background in  probability, statistics, and data analysis , with the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from complex datasets.

• Excellent  analytical and problem-solving skills , with a demonstrated ability to investigate challenging technical issues and develop data-driven solutions.
• Effective  communication and interpersonal skills , enabling productive collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• A high level of  ownership, accountability, initiative, and self-motivation , with a proactive approach to tackling technical challenges and driving results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of  III-V semiconductor technologies and the physics of high-performance compound semiconductor devices.
• Experience with  high-frequency device technologies , including device fabrication, process integration, characterization, or reliability evaluation.
• Hands-on experience applying  Statistical Process Control (SPC)and  Design of Experiments (DOE)methodologies in a research, development, or manufacturing environment.

What Sets Exceptional Candidates Apart

• Expertise in both  semiconductor device reliability and advanced interconnect/package reliability .
• A passion for understanding how advanced semiconductor technologies work—and why they fail.
• The ability to connect  device physics, reliability behavior, and statistical analysis to solve complex engineering problems.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for working on technologies operating at the forefront of  RF, microwave, millimeter-wave, and heterogeneous integration performance .
• A desire to influence the qualification and deployment of the technologies that directly enable Keysight's next generation of differentiated products.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy combining  deep technical analysis, cutting-edge semiconductor and packaging technologies, and data-driven decision making to ensure the long-term success of breakthrough products. You will have the opportunity to evaluate the reliability of technologies that directly contribute to Keysight's product differentiation and performance leadership in the Test & Measurement industry.

The role will be based at our HQ in Santa Rosa, CA. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate to Santa Rosa area. 

This position requires access to certain goods, software, technology, or technical data subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these laws and regulations, U.S. persons (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees) working for Keysight can access export-controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government. For any individual who is not a U.S. person, Keysight may need authorization from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, or other appropriate federal agency before the individual can access export-controlled items. Employment in this position for non-U.S. persons is contingent on Keysight’s ability to obtain any required government authorizations.  Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual, having authorization from the U.S. government for export-controlled items under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). 

***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

Santa Rosa, CA MIN $138,960.00- MID $185,280.00- MAX $231,600.00

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

This role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program 

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

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