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A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

The Failure Analysis Specialist – PCBA is responsible for rapidly identifying and resolving PCBA failures impacting manufacturing yield, product reliability, and field performance in high-volume consumer products. This role focuses on rapid root-cause identification, corrective action implementation, and failure prevention to support cost, quality, and time-to-market objectives.

What You Will Do

• Perform electrical, functional, and physical failure analysis on PCBAs from production lines.
• Analyze common consumer electronics failure modes, including solder defects, component damage, ESD, handling damage, intermittent failures, and early-life failures.
• Apply structured problem-solving tools (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone) with a strong focus on speed and effectiveness.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Process, and Test Engineering to reduce scrap, rework, and cycle time.
• Provide real-time technical support during line stops and quality escalations.
• Diagnostic & Analytical Techniques
• Electrical debug using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers
• ICT, FCT, and boundary scan data analysis
• Review schematics, PCB layout, Gerbers, BOMs, and test limits to support analysis.
• Drive corrective actions across design, process, test, and suppliers to prevent recurrence.
• Verify corrective actions through pilot builds, A/B testing, and yield monitoring.
• Support DFM/DFA reviews and process FMEAs to improve first-pass yield.
• Generate concise, data-driven failure analysis reports suitable for fast decision-making.
• Maintain failure mode databases and dashboards for yield, defect trends, and Pareto analysis.
• Communicate findings clearly to cross-functional and global teams.
• Support supplier quality investigations for component and PCBA-related issues.
• Evaluate the cost impact of failures and prioritize actions based on risk and business impact.
• Support component change evaluations driven by cost, availability, or lifecycle constraints.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in PCBA failure analysis, quality, or electronics manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of SMT processes, soldering defects, and electronic component behavior.
• Experience working in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of IPC standards (IPC-A-610, J-STD-001).
• Experience with ESD controls, early-life failure analysis, and yield optimization.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Lean Manufacturing experience.

What Makes You Eligible

• Sense of urgency and strong prioritization skills
• Data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Clear technical communication for non-technical stakeholders
• Continuous improvement and cost awareness
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

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