Quality Manager, Failure Analysis Electrical Engineer
Flex · California
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Flex (industrial) in California. To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Manager, Failure Analysis Electrical Engineer located in Milpitas, CA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Supplier quality
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How this role compares
Against 163 other live quality postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $101k–$149k, from 80 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 78%
- FMEA 56%
- ✓ Supplier quality 48%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 43%
- AS9100 41%
- PPAP 39%
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Manager, Failure Analysis Electrical Engineer located in Milpitas, CA.
Reporting to the Director of Quality the Quality Manager, Failure Analysis Electrical Engineer will be responsible for investigating complex hardware failures across hyperscale AI computing platforms, leading root cause analysis activities, and driving corrective actions to improve the reliability and performance of next-generation AI infrastructure. This role requires deep expertise in system-level diagnostics, electrical and physical failure analysis, reliability testing, and semiconductor technologies.
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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
What a typical day looks like
- •Lead failure analysis investigations on hyperscale AI computing systems, including AI servers, compute nodes, GPU clusters, ASIC-based platforms, networking equipment, storage systems, and power delivery infrastructure.
- •Diagnose hardware failures from the system level down to PCB, component, package, and silicon die levels.
- •Conduct root cause analysis for issues such as system boot failures, thermal events, memory errors, PCIe failures, power integrity concerns, signal integrity issues, and AI accelerator failures.
- •Interpret schematics, PCB layouts, stack-ups, manufacturing documentation, simulation results, and test data.
- •Perform advanced electrical failure analysis, including short/open circuit analysis, power rail characterization, leakage current investigations, SI/PI analysis, and ESD/EOS assessments.
- •Execute physical failure analysis methodologies, including cross-sectioning, dye and pry, decapsulation, SEM inspection, solder joint analysis, and package integrity evaluations.
- •Investigate semiconductor-related failures involving GPUs, CPUs, ASICs, FPGAs, HBM memory, and high-speed SerDes technologies.
- •Develop and execute reliability validation plans, including thermal cycling, HALT/HASS, burn-in, environmental testing, vibration, mechanical shock, and accelerated life testing.
- •Partner with design engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, reliability teams, and customers to resolve complex product and field reliability issues.
- •Lead technical reviews and communicate reliability findings, corrective actions, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
- •Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team
- •Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline; Master's degree preferred.
- •Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in reliability engineering, electronics engineering, failure analysis, or a related field.
- •3+ years of previous managerial experience
- •Experience supporting hyperscale computing systems, AI server platforms, GPU-based systems, ASIC-based products, or data center infrastructure.
- •Strong understanding of: High-speed digital electronics, Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI),PCB technologies and manufacturing processes, Semiconductor packaging and failure mechanisms, Thermal management and reliability engineering principles
- •Experience using advanced lab and diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, logic analyzers, X-ray systems, SEM, CT scanning, and thermal analysis tools.
What you'll receive for the great work you provide
- •Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- •Life Insurance
- •Short-term and Long-term Disability
- •Matching 401(k) Contributions
- •Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- •Tuition Reimbursement
