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Silicon Reverse Engineer at SemiAnalysis in Hillsboro, OR
Job Description
Silicon Reverse Engineer — SemiAnalysis
Location: Hillsboro, OR · Visa sponsorship: yes
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Setting: Hybrid
Work Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
Work Hours: Office hours
Find out more here: https://semianalysis.com
Position Overview
SemiAnalysis is the leading independent research firm in semiconductors and AI. STEEL is our teardown and characterization lab in Hillsboro, Oregon. We take apart the most advanced AI and datacenter hardware, rack to transistor, and produce detailed insights on how it is built, how it compares, and why. GPUs, custom accelerators, CPUs, HBM, networking silicon, advanced packaging, every leading vendor and foundry. You will engage directly with technical experts across the industry and guide competitive analysis, design, and manufacturing decisions.
This posting covers every technical role in the lab, all experience levels. Industry engagement, conference attendance, and networking are both an expectation and an opportunity.
We have need and opportunity at every layer: from transistor-level process analysis to packaging and interconnects to floorplan and system architecture and integration. The stronger you deliver, the stronger your influence across the industry.
One deep area is a strong application. Genuine excellence in a single area below is enough. Apply.
Example Areas of Expertise
Process integration, FEOL or BEOL, at leading-edge nodes
Advanced packaging: 2.5D/3D integration, hybrid bonding, high-speed interconnect
IC layout and physical design: floorplans, standard cells, P&R, custom/analog
CPU, GPU, and accelerator architecture and microarchitecture
Memory: HBM, DRAM, NAND, and their controllers
Analog/mixed-signal: SerDes, PLLs, PHYs, power management
Failure analysis and fault isolation: FIB, nanoprobing, emission microscopy
Electron microscopy and materials characterization: SEM, TEM/STEM, EDS/EELS, SIMS/XPS
Board, system, and power delivery design
Silicon bring-up, validation, and debug
Cost modeling and competitive analysis
The Lab
X-ray, precision cross-section and delayering, FIB, SEM, TEM, compositional analysis, and electrical parametric analysis, purpose-built and expanding. The team is growing and your ideas and output set your scope.
What You’ll Do
Tear down and characterize leading-edge hardware end to end: acquisition, X-ray, cross-section, delayer, imaging, interpretation
Convert physical evidence into defensible conclusions on process, packaging, design intent, architecture, and cost
Publish the complete body of work for each product: headline findings through full data and analysis
Set the analytical plan per product; operate the toolchain; direct specialized work
Track the industry through conferences, papers, patents, and your network; apply it to every interpretation
Shape lab workflows, capabilities, and equipment purchases
What We Need
Genuine exposure to leading-edge semiconductors, hardware, or systems
Reasoning from physical evidence to design and process intent
Technical writing that holds up under expert scrutiny
Hands-on aptitude for sample preparation, imaging, and analytical instruments
US work authorization preferred; sponsorship considered for exceptional candidates
Growth
Breadth across process, packaging, layout, architecture, and systems, every major vendor and foundry
Conference presence and standing with the industry’s technical leadership
Scope and role grow with the team and the lab
Influence over research direction, lab investments, and the teardown queue
What Makes Someone Great
You understand hardware from transistor to rack
You respond well to criticisms of and challenges to your technical interpretations
You already follow the industry: conferences, papers, product launches
You can tell real structure from artifact
You investigate, you ship, you close your own loops
You deliver on your responsibilities and support others in theirs; you treat everyone you work with as a peer and leave concepts of hierarchy at the door
Location & Authorization
75% onsite in Hillsboro, OR. US work authorization strongly preferred; sponsorship considered for exceptional candidates. Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
About SemiAnalysis
SemiAnalysis is an independent research and analysis firm specializing in the Semiconductor and AI industries. Our in-depth coverage spans the entire supply chain, from semiconductor fabrication processes to cutting-edge AI Models, software, and infrastructure. We are recognized as the leading authority on the semiconductor supply chain, with the highest concentration of industry experts within one team, and a deep-rooted passion for delving into the intricacies.
We’re a global team of over 50 analysts, each with extensive networks across the semiconductor supply chain and AI ecosystem, publishing industry-shaping articles while participating in 40+ conferences annually.
Our newsletter reaches more than 200,000 subscribers worldwide, including senior management and C-suite leaders at the leading semiconductor and AI companies.
We also offer three core products:
Industry Models: we develop and publish industry models on accelerator shipments, datacenter demand and supply, GPU total cost of ownership, and more. We work with hyperscalers, neoclouds, many of the world’s largest hedge funds, and government agencies.
Core Research: our public equity markets product, geared towards financial investors, distills our deep technical research and knowledge into key insights on technology and product trends.
Consulting and Technical Due Diligence: We conduct custom research and project work to guide key strategic and investment decisions for the largest private equity funds, leading venture capital firms, companies across the AI ecosystem, and government agencies.
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