Failure Analysis Engineer

Bring more to life. 

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?  

At Masimo, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.   

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. 

Masimo is a global medical technology company that develops and produces a wide array of industry-leading monitoring technologies, including non-invasive measurements, sensors, patient monitors, and automation and connectivity solutions. Our mission is, Masimo innovations empower clinicians to transform patient care. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a culture that’s driven by passion, challenging the status quo, and making an impact in the lives of others. 

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The Failure Analysis Engineer is responsible for performing failure analysis of customer returned products, newly manufactured products, and prototype products, with the intent of root cause isolation of full device system or sensor and cable issues down to the circuit board, component, or process level.

This position reports to the Sr Manager, Product Assurance and is part of the Failure Analysis team located in Irvine, CA and will be an on-site role.   

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Perform root cause analysis using a wide range of techniques and engineering principles to tackle challenging issues with Masimo products, including devices, cables, and sensors.
• Analyze and troubleshoot electronic circuits at system, module, and component level using circuit schematics and layouts.
• Investigate products utilizing analytical instruments and techniques: electrical test equipment, CT X-ray scanning, optical microscopy, component cross sectioning, thermal imaging, FTIR spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and environmental chamber testing.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• 1+ year of Quality Control testing experience
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering or related device level, circuit board level, and component level troubleshooting for electromechanical products using electrical testing equipment, such as microscopes, digital cameras, calipers, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other equipment as needed for testing and troubleshooting.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: 

• Repair operations and support services for circuit board level and component level troubleshooting for root cause failure analysis investigations of customer returned product.
• Experience with FDA regulations.

Masimo, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info. 

The annual salary range  for this role is $70,000 - $90,000.  This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.  

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.  

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.  

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.  

Bonus / Incentive Pay  

10% of annual base salary   

This job is also eligible for bonus / incentive pay.  This is the target earnings as % of base annual salary, subject to objective eligibility criteria and performance conditions as set out in the applicable scheme terms and conditions.   

This job is also eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits. Details regarding these benefits will be provided separately.  

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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