Lead Failure Analysis Engineer

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.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it's like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company - you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we're a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy - powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Lead 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. This position requires a high energy individual who will work collaboratively across functions and will drive corrective action into upstream and downstream teams. The Lead Engineer will understand what is driving the customer return rates and will drive to root cause(s) of these escapes to eliminate future risk and to reduce the cost of quality. This candidate will support driving process improvements, automation and other infrastructure improvements. 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:

• Drives cost of quality reductions by managing failure categories and working with cross-functional teams to improve the product and reduce uncorrected failure modes

• Must be able to work in tandem with cross-functional teams to understand issues and drive improvement

• Must be able to understand end-to-end product life cycle and where to drive improvements in product, analysis, process etc.

• Must be able to present to executive management key metrics and product improvements to support customer quality initiatives and expectations

• Must be agile and willing to drive change in product, process, system and tools

• Must be willing to learn Jira and support new initiatives

• 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 in tandem with cross-functional teams

• 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

• Prepares complete, concise Failure Analysis reports for internal and external customer communications in a timely manner

• Maintains turnaround time and FA aging metrics

• Must be able to work with Engineering on product improvements

• High level failure analysis report writing in a timely manner

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 great attention to detail.

• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes. Able to work through the division of hardware and firmware/software interactions.

• Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to interface throughout all levels and functions

• Working knowledge of Quality focused skills is desirable

• Manage time and priorities effectively

• Six Sigma Black Belt training is preferred

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in root cause analysis preferred

• Minimum of 8+ years engineering experience or 6+ with a Master's degree.

EDUCATION:

• A Bachelor's in electrical engineering is required

• Master's degree is preferred.

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 $110,000 to $160,000 per year.

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, and discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from

• Short and long-term disability and life insurance

• Health savings and flexible spending accounts

• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays

• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off

• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads

• Company matched 401(k)

• Tuition reimbursement

• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs

• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to HumanResources@aei.com.

Applications will be accepted through 12/31/2025, unless the position is filled prior to this date. The company reserves the right to review applications at any point after they are submitted.