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Company
European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC)
Location
Germany-Dresden
Career Area
Quality and Reliability
Job Type
Engineer / Admin
Employment Type
Regular
Posted
Jan 05, 2026
European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH is the joint venture between TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP. For the first time, global technology leader TSMC is building a semiconductor fab in the heart of Europe, offering cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for next-generation semiconductor products. ESMC represents a shared commitment to strengthening the European semiconductor ecosystem.
For our future fab in Dresden, we are looking for a highly motivated and committed:
Failure Analysis Engineer (m/f/d)

Be the meticulous problem-solver with a detective's eye for detail, driven by sophisticated experimentation, rigorous data analysis, and seamless collaboration across engineering teams. Prevent future defects, enhance product performance, and ultimately elevate customer satisfaction.
Job Responsibilities
As an ESMC - Failure Analysis Engineer, you will be at the forefront of defect prevention and resolution. Your key responsibilities will include: 

1. Lab Infrastructure & Capability: Define, design, and continuously enhance the Failure Analysis (FA) Lab's infrastructure and capabilities to expertly support product defect, yield, and reliability failure analysis for Fab products. Able to build and maintain FA Lab capacity, ensuring readiness for analytical demands.
2. Operational Leadership: Lead a lab team in executing routine FA monitoring, providing event troubleshooting, and verifying Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) initiatives.
3. Advanced Analytical Expertise: Apply your deep theoretical understanding and hands-on proficiency with a range of advanced failure analysis techniques, including TEM, SEM, FIB, SIMS, and XPS.
4. Specialized Knowledge Development: Develop and advance specialized FA knowledge across critical areas such as semiconductor processes, process/yield improvement strategies, defect analysis, packaging, and physical failure analysis.
5. Continuous Support: Provide essential on-duty support during holidays (expected 1-2 times per month) to ensure continuous laboratory operation and critical problem resolution.
6. Adaptability: Remain flexible and adaptable, executing work assignments as specified by company reassignments.
Job Qualifications
1. Education: Master's degree or PhD in the field of science or engineering.
2. Experience: Greater than 5 years of working experience with several of the following techniques: FIB, TEM, SEM, SIMS, XPS, and their related analysis methodologies.
3. Team-oriented collaboration: Proactive, generous knowledge sharing to achieve shared success.
4. Interpersonally Effective: Effective and clear communication and collaboration with team members, superiors, and peers across all levels.
5. Detail-focused mindset, highly motivated to take responsibilities, adaptability & open-minded to new perspectives and adapting approaches to find optimal solutions, resilience under pressure.
6. Language: Fluent in English (company language). Basic communication skills in Mandarin or German are a plus.
7. Training: Available for on-the-job training in Taiwan, 6 to 9 months.

Location: Dresden, Germany.
Please apply with English resume.
Each journey starts with a first step.
Joining ESMC at this early stage will provide you with the unique opportunity to actively shape the future of the fab in Dresden, boost your career and put your true potential to the test. You will be working in a fast paced, international startup environment whilst at the same time having access to the experience, talent, and resources of the largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer in the world, TSMC. You have ample opportunities to learn about TSMC Operations, Digital Transformation, and various advanced Facilities related topics, both in Taiwan and other sites around the world.
Behind the world’s most advanced technology are real people with real passion. Our success is fueled by our core values: Integrity, Commitment, Innovation and Customer Trust (ICIC).
At ESMC we believe in the power of inclusive leadership and passion. We demonstrate this in our commitment to our people vision: create an inclusive environment to inspire passion and enable the best in YOU.
It is the policy of ESMC to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, ethnic and national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.