Principle Associate Engineer, Reliability Lab

Introduction

As a Principal Associate Engineer Reliability Lab you will lead daily lab execution and ensure reliability test equipment is ready available and compliant to support semiconductor qualification monitoring change requests and line-issue investigations. This role owns equipment uptime preventive and corrective maintenance critical tool recovery vendor coordination and lab KPIs while ensuring safe accurate and compliant test execution. You will also guide engineers technicians and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in lab operations equipment performance and test quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily reliability lab operations to ensure safe accurate traceable and on-time test execution.

• Prioritize reliability test requests for qualification monitoring change requests customer support and line-issue investigations.

• Own equipment uptime through preventive maintenance corrective maintenance calibration readiness spare-parts planning and tool health monitoring.

• Lead troubleshooting fault recovery RCA and CAPA for equipment issues test setup problems invalid data and recurring failures.

• Coordinate vendors for service support repair activities parts replacement escalation and post-service verification.

• Maintain QMS audit EHS ESD 6S calibration documentation and lab-control compliance.

• Track and report key equipment and lab KPIs including uptime downtime utilization MTBF MTTR PM completion calibration completion and repeat faults.

• Drive continuous improvement to improve equipment availability test cycle time maintenance effectiveness data integrity and lab productivity.

• Coach and guide engineers technicians and new hires on equipment operation maintenance troubleshooting documentation and safe lab practices.

• Collaborate with Reliability Engineering Quality Equipment Facilities Manufacturing Planning and vendors to resolve issues and improve lab performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma in Electrical Electronics Materials Engineering or a related discipline.

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in semiconductor or reliability lab operations test equipment equipment maintenance or equipment engineering.

• Strong hands-on experience with reliability test equipment environmental test systems probers testers burn-in systems chambers ovens or automated lab/manufacturing tools.

• Proven ability to lead equipment troubleshooting PM/CM activities fault recovery restart verification and maintenance documentation.

• Experience coordinating vendors service engineers external repair providers spare parts service visits quotations and escalations.

• Working knowledge of reliability testing qualification support change requests line-issue support QMS audit readiness calibration ESD 6S and safety requirements.

• Able to guide technicians Associate Engineers and cross-functional stakeholders with clear technical communication and documentation.

• Experience in an accredited labor regulated manufacturing environment.

• Hands-on exposure to wafer- package- or product-level reliability equipment such as probers testers SMU systems Qualitau platforms burn-in systems ovens chambers HAST/THB temperature cycling or pre-conditioning tools.

• Familiarity with JEDEC ISO/IEC 17025 concepts ISO 9001 IATF 16949 ESD calibration and audit requirements.

• Experience managing vendor scorecards service reviews recurring fault escalation repair quotations or technical reviews.

• Certification or training in Lean Six Sigma 8D RCA FMEA equipment maintenance calibration ESD safety reliability engineering or maintenance/reliability programs is an advantage.