Product Failure Analysis Lab Technician (m/f/d) - Night Shift - BorgWarner
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Product Failure Analysis Lab Technician (m/f/d) - Night Shift

Viana do Castelo II - Portugal

Nov 01, 2024

Full time

R2024-4738


Reliably delivering what’s needed today

There are few challenges as important today as creating solutions that support a cleaner, more energy-efficient world. This requires a commitment to constantly improve the transportation of people and things.  We, at BorgWarner, made that commitment decades ago and have since been creating technologies to improve efficiency, emissions and performance in all types of vehicles.

Constantly pursuing what’s next

Our proven track record has made us industry leader in clean, energy-efficient propulsion system solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. We uncover strong trends and use smart science and technology to address a future based on varying regulations, consumer demands and automaker requirements.

Product leadership that’s changing the world

Our employees have earned trusted partnerships with customers and suppliers around the world.  We leverage these relationships to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges at hand and then do what it takes to develop the next solution.  Our strong operations and commercialization expertise result in high volume availability of competitive, efficient products that truly drive change.

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems is currently looking for “dynamic, results driven” individual to join as Product Failure Analysis Lab Technician at our new production plant in Viana, Portugal.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Identify and analyse electrical defects
  • Participate in multidisciplinary teams to identify and solve problems
  • Contact development or external labs to identify the root cause
  • Testing of large-scale structures and components in simulated service conditions
  • Static tension/compression testing
  • Support customer returns, qualifications, and other engineering evaluations that require failure analysis
  • Perform non-destructive analysis such as optical visual inspection and microscopy
  • Perform destructive analysis such as soldering/desoldering, lead conditioning, deballing/reballing, mechanical/chemical decapsulation, package/die level deprocessing, cross-sectioning, and other FA techniques available in the laboratory
  • Perform electrical verification using curve tracer and basic bench testing
  • Perform open/short full failure analysis with guidance
  • Perform fault isolation procedures with guidance
  • Execute die level physical failure analysis procedures with guidance
  • Generate failure analysis reports using Failure Analysis databases and create presentation using Microsoft Office applications. Test Product, Quality Assurance, and customer support
  • Work closely with FA engineer and customer to meet and improve the response time
  • Meet and drive improvements on failure analysis key performance indicators
  • May develop and implement new failure analysis methods if necessary
  • Observe proper and responsible use of all FA laboratory equipment, hardware’s, consumables, and workstations and report any problem encountered timely
  • FA focal person responsible in tools/equipment 5S and improvements and coordination with equipment group for consumables & spare parts procurements, repair, and maintenance
  • Comply with safety, quality, productivity, hygiene and environmental prevention standards
  • Comply with the organization's rules and internal regulations: Code of Ethics, Practice and Schedule
  • Respect workplace safety and cleanliness rules.
  • Respect and comply with environmental policy rules
  • Perform other tasks not included in the activity for which he was hired, when the needs or convenience of the service justify it, for the period necessary for the said needs or conveniences of service.

Education & Experience

  • Secondary education in a related technical area
  • Preferably higher education courses related to electronic or electrical area
  • Basic understanding of failure analysis flow
  • Basic knowledge and skill in performing non-destructive and destructive FA techniques
  • Basic knowledge and skill in operating failure analysis tools and equipment
  • Basic knowledge of basic semiconductor Fab, Assembly and Test process flow
  • Basic knowledge in electrical testing and datalog interpretation
  • Basic skill in physical failure techniques
  • Know-how in electronic circuit
  • Knowledge in manual welding
  • Solid computer skills at the user level
  • Good vision and dexterity
  • Able to extract, analyze, and report data as necessary
  • Can collaborate with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
  • Can understand and follow more complex procedures and instructions
  • Availability to travel
  • Conflict Management
  • Quality decision
  • Results Oriented
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Fluent in English
  • Fluent in Portuguese

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