• Job Description

  Req#: 2518882
  SPICE lab (a Seattle-based branch of Amazon’s Lab126 subsidiary) is a research and development group which partners with Amazon’s most ambitious organizations to invent cutting-edge technology. SPICE lab was founded in 2017 and supports Amazon’s growing portfolio of hardware programs including Kuiper, Prime Air, Robotics, Mechatronics, Lab126 Devices and others. We are committed to building reliable next-generation technology and constantly innovate to make bottom-line impacts to the sustainability of Amazon as part of the Climate Pledge. If you are passionate about building the future and want to take part in developing ideas from concept to production, consider joining the SPICE lab team!
  
  The Role: As a Failure Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting technical lab work which drives prototype failure analysis and materials development investigations. You will develop and execute world-class analysis outcomes in the areas of sample preparation and physical/chemical characterization. A majority of time will be spent in a lab environment, so enthusiasm for hands-on work and developing lab procedures is important. You will manage a queue of failure analysis requests supporting Amazon hardware teams with the goal of driving design and manufacturing improvements. To enable this, you will be an expert in the following:
  - Mechanical cross sectioning and associated sample preparation
  - Chemical decapsulation of integrated circuits and associated optical/electron microscopy
  - X-ray inspection methods (2D and computed tomography)
  - Spectroscopy tools including EDS and XRF
  - Lab equipment maintenance
  
  This position may include up to 10% international and domestic travel.
  
  Basic qualifications:
  - 7+ years’ related work experience or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 3+ years’ related work experience
  - Experience with advanced materials and failure analysis techniques. Examples include X-ray, SEM/EDX, mechanical test, dye and pry, hardness testing, and 3D surface profiling
  - Experience with failure analysis methodology to derive a root-cause diagnosis of failure
  - Experience in performing bulk materials or electronics cross sections with associated physical/chemical measurements
  - Experience with lab safety best-practices
  
  Preferred qualifications
  - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 7+ years’ work experience as a lab technician
  - Excellent written/communication skills
  - Experience writing SOP documents and lab reports
  - Willingness to independently troubleshoot and maintain scientific equipment, engaging equipment manufacturers when necessary for support
  - Experience with X-ray inspection (2D and computed tomography) with associated measurement software (VGSTUDIO or similar)
  - Experience with 3D CAD software (Solidworks or similar) and 3D printing for prototype fixtures
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A day in the life
  A day in the life of this role includes commuting into our lab facility, and after a quick sync with colleagues getting to work on addressing between one and four requests in your failure analysis job queue. The customers we serve in this queue are engineers from virtually all Amazon hardware organizations, so you'll find yourself working on components from drones, servers, industrial robotics and consumer electronics, all in a week's work! In this role it is important to rely on Sr staff as collaborators in problem solving and to maintain an organized workspace.
  
  About the team
  At SPICE labs, we strive to foster innovation across all Amazon hardware organizations by serving as a hub of advanced physical/chemical analysis resources and knowledge. Our team includes materials scientists, chemists, metallurgists, and electronics manufacturing subject matter experts, enabling world-class failure analysis and materials selection consulting in a wide domain of engineering applications.
  
  We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
  
  Seattle, WA, USA- 3+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
  - Experience with advanced materials and failure analysis techniques. Examples include X-ray, SEM/EDX, mechanical test, dye and pry, hardness testing, and 3D surface profiling
  - Experience with failure analysis methodology to derive a root-cause diagnosis of failure
  - Experience in performing bulk materials or electronics cross sections with associated physical/chemical measurements
  - Experience with lab safety best-practices- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent
  - Excellent written/communication skills
  - Experience writing SOP documents and lab reports
  - Willingness to independently troubleshoot and maintain scientific equipment, engaging equipment manufacturers when necessary for support
  - Experience with X-ray inspection (2D and computed tomography) with associated measurement software (VGSTUDIO or similar)
  - Experience with 3D CAD software (Solidworks or similar) and 3D printing for prototype fixtures
  
  Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
  
  Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $77,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $215,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

• About the company

  Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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