- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Experience
- 30+ years
- Source
- Workday
Description
The Allegro team is united by a clear purpose—advancing technologies that make the world safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. With over 30 years of experience in semiconductor innovation, we bring that purpose to life across every part of the business—from breakthrough product development and customer success to how we show up for each other and the communities we serve.
The Opportunity
Allegro MicroSystems is a global leader in power and sensing semiconductor solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Assurance & Failure Analysis Engineer to serve as a key technical representative for our Global Quality Assurance Department in the Japanese market.
In this high-visibility role, you will bridge the gap between our U.S. headquarters and our valued Japanese customers, particularly within the fast-evolving automotive sector. Operating at the intersection of hands-on technical failure analysis and customer relationship management, you will support new business development, drive quality improvements, and ensure our industry-leading power and Hall-effect IC products meet the highest standards of reliability.
What You Will Do
First-Level Failure Analysis: Perform hands-on, first-level failure analysis (FA), including bench-level electrical characterization and diagnostic testing on returned integrated circuits (ICs).
Advanced & Destructive FA Coordination: Coordinate and manage specialized, destructive physical analysis (DPA) and advanced analytical testing with trusted third-party laboratories.
Technical Reporting: Author comprehensive, highly detailed failure analysis reports, translating complex laboratory data into clear, actionable findings and root-cause explanations.
Customer Collaboration: Serve as the primary technical quality contact for customers in Japan, presenting FA findings and explaining technical root causes clearly and confidently.
Root-Cause & Corrective Actions: Collaborate closely with Customer Quality Engineering (CQE) and global teams to drive systematic root-cause investigations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Quality Tool Utilization: Build and utilize quality methodologies such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagrams, 5 Why, and 8D frameworks to resolve complex issues.
What You Will Need
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
2+ years of engineering experience within the Japanese automotive industry (or a closely related high-reliability market).
2+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor failure analysis or electronic component analysis.
2+ years of experience working within a global, multinational company.
Native-level Japanese and business-level English (both written and spoken) to effectively collaborate across regional offices.
3+ years of engineering experience within the semiconductor industry (e.g., wafer fabrication, IC packaging, assembly, or test engineering).
Direct experience with semiconductor FA tools and techniques, such as mold resin decapsulation, micro-probing, emission microscopy (EMMI), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB), and layer-by-layer deprocessing.
Proven ability to correlate physical and chemical failure analysis results with electrical failures and circuit schematics.
Practical knowledge of quality tools including 8D, Ishikawa, 5 Why, and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for compiling reports and metrics.
Why Allegro?
Join Allegro and become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.
We foster a culture of Real Innovation, empowering you to push boundaries, develop cutting-edge solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
Your work will create a Real Impact by solving complex real-world challenges that fuel our success and shape the future of technology.
You’ll experience Real Connection, collaborating with talented colleagues around the globe in an environment built on trust, respect, and a shared purpose.
Join us—and help build what’s next.
