Senior Electronical Engineer - Failure Analysis

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:                                                 

As a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Product Quality and Failure Analysis team, you will use your skills to determine true root causes driving customer dissatisfaction for the returns of RF, DC Generators, Matching Networks and High Voltage products. These are the key product platforms in Advanced Energy’s Plasma Power Products side of the business. There are talented resources on the team currently and you would be a valuable addition to this team which is expanding as we try to further improve customer experience and drive continuous improvements in our Plasma Product space. The Senior Product Quality Electrical engineer will understand what is driving the customer return rates and have a strong desire to get to root cause(s) of these escapes to eliminate future risk. Global Service sites exist worldwide for customer returns to be diagnosed and repaired. Many failure analysis reports will be on units repaired in another region of the world. Collaborating and partnering with these resources will be necessary for success in this role.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

•    High level failure analysis report writing in a timely manner
•    RMA review of warranty failures and non-failures in effort to have accurate up to date field quality reporting
•    Collaborating with Operations resources on how best to eliminate identified risks to field escapes
•    Creation of 8D teams to best resolve problems identified.
•    Identifies and documents the most probable Root Cause(s) of failures, and driving corrective action
•    Ensures integrity of failure data including conditions, symptoms, and failure modes
•    Identifies trends in failures and provides quantitative analysis of such trends
•    Works independently to support multiple teams and mentors others in investigation techniques and historical trends
•    Possesses a thorough knowledge of products and applications
•    Drives improvements in corporate functional capabilities
•    Drives Corrective Action for simple failures
•    Prepares complete, concise Failure Analysis reports for internal and external customer communications

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position is an in person role based in the Fort Collins, Colorado office.
• Mix of a standard office environment utilizing standard office equipment, engineering lab, and/or clean room 90% of the time.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent decision maker and problem solver
• Well-organized with the ability to multitask and a great attention to detail.
• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes
• Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey factual learnings
• Working knowledge of Quality focused skills is desirable
• Ability to manage time and priorities effectively
• Six Sigma Black Belt training is preferred

 

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in root cause analysis preferred
• Requires a minimum of 5 years engineering experience depending on education

 

EDUCATION:

• A bachelor’s or master's degree in electrical engineering is required

 

COMPENSATION:
As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $92,000 to