Reliability and Failure Analysis Engineer

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice.

Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

We’re looking for a Reliability and Failure Analysis Engineer to join our team! You’ll be responsible for developing and executing reliability programmes for developing and qualifying our display technologies, as well as leading failure analysis. The display technologies are used in the next generation of Specs wearable computing devices such as Spectacles.

What you’ll do: 

• Work with the wider operations team, engineering (EE, ME and NPI), designers, and contract manufacturers to plan and execute reliability testing to assess product durability and corrective action effectiveness, complete failure analysis, and implement corrective action  
• Determine, develop, demonstrate and systematize methods of assessment for components, subassemblies and process required to ensure each meet quality and reliability requirements
• Provide subject matter expertise on reliability test methodology, measurement of device integrity, and test to failure approaches to understand design margin
• Implement data collection, storage and data reduction for the purposes of providing real time accessible data and communication of ongoing testing activities
• Support new technology developments: materials, processes, components and subassemblies using a systemic approach for risk prioritization and reliability growth.
• Support prototype builds with contract manufacturers
• Technology and strategy development
• Identify high risk failure modes early in the design life cycle and collaborate with other teams to evaluate and reduce risk.
• Drive continuous improvement in FA capability and methods, reliability test, product reliability test outcomes and field Reliability for new products

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated history working with EMS to prepare then execute reliability test plans and with engineering teams to communicate results, then analyze, correct and validate solutions to reliability test failures.
• Demonstrated history completing and documenting failure analyses, inclusive of suggestions for corrective action and follow up validation testing
• Experience personally operating and interpreting results of SEM/EDX, FTIR/DSC/TGA, CT X-ray, optical microscopy, OMM/CMM, Instron, potting/polishing cross-sections, and red-dye
• Solid understanding of Six Sigma concepts and demonstrated capability to run Weibull and other model based reliability analyses 
• Good understanding of the physics of failure and behind material properties (mechanical, electrical, and optical)
• Able to prioritize duties and work well on your own
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Background working collaboratively with both internal and external partners, domestic and overseas

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science, chemistry, physics or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience with FA, reliability testing and technology development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or higher level degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification 
• At least one previous role (>2years in duration) in consumer electronics industry

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $142,000-$214,000 annually.

 

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $135,000-$203,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $121,000-$182,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.