IT Lab Technician (Physical Failure Analysis)

International Business Machine (IBM)

National (OA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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Skills

Demonstrate key teamwork and collaborative behaviors

Articulate the value behind and demonstrate effective teamwork and collaboration
Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility
Demonstrate strong communication skills through the selection of the appropriate communication method for each message
Demonstrate strong presentation skills through quality materials and clear presentation
Demonstrate appropriate use of email for general communications
Demonstrate appropriate use of Slack for general communications
Demonstrate appropriate use of Slack as a collaboration tool

Understand and model good feedback behaviors

Understand the importance of feedback in all we do
Deliver quality feedback to team members
Receive feedback gracefully and act on it
Model goal setting behaviors through performance management system
Model a culture of feedback with all team members

Demonstrate knowledge of organizational policies and procedures

Understand and demonstrate knowledge around Business Conduct Guidelines, Cybersecurity, and other organizational polices as required

Demonstrate general lab safety and operations

Demonstrate knowledge of General Safety Guidelines
Demonstrate knowledge of Site Lab and Department Safety Procedures
Demonstrate knowledge of EF New Hire Safety and Environmental Training
Demonstrate knowledge of Fundamentals of Ergonomics for Office, Remote, and Mobile Employees
Demonstrate knowledge of HAZCOM Safety Training
Demonstrate knowledge of Hoist Safety
Demonstrate knowledge of Ionizing Radiation Safety
Demonstrate knowledge of Laboratory Chemical Hygiene
Demonstrate knowledge of Laser Safety
Demonstrate knowledge of Lead Safety and the OSHA Lead Standard
Demonstrate knowledge of “Lock-Out / Tag-Out” LOTO “Affected/Authorized Employee”
Demonstrate knowledge of Ergonomic Training
Demonstrate knowledge of Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Demonstrate knowledge of Failure Analysis and Characterization Overview

Demonstrate knowledge of procurement processes and tools

Demonstrate ability to apply IBM Procurement Processes and Practices
Demonstrate ability to use and leverage procurement tools

Demonstrate knowledge of tool maintenance

Apply knowledge and demonstrate principles of tool maintenance
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to evaluate and repair tools, and to interface with tool vendors

Demonstrate knowledge of fundamentals of semiconductor process and devices

Demonstrate knowledge of Semiconductor Process Introduction
Demonstrate knowledge of CMOS nfet / pfet
Demonstrate knowledge of Metal and Contact levels
Demonstrate knowledge of FINFET versus planar devices

Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscope

Demonstrate knowledge of Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) fundamentals
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform Brightfield imaging
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform Darkfield imaging
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform Voltage contrast

Demonstrate knowledge of TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) imaging fundamentals

Demonstrate knowledge of TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) imaging fundamentals

Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform sample inspection using optical microscopes

Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform sample inspection using optical microscopes

Demonstrate ability to apply fundamentals of electrical test structures / macros used for electrical and physical analysis

Demonstrate knowledge of electrical test structures / macros used for electrical and physical analysis
Demonstrate knowledge of Open / Shorts Monitors
Demonstrate knowledge of inverters
Demonstrate knowledge of SRAM cell / arrays
Demonstrate knowledge of the failure analysis workflow

Demonstrate ability to use Chip Layout navigation tools (Map Reading Skills) for physical failure analysis

Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to use "Chipview" application
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to read circuit diagrams and schematics
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to read physical chip layouts
Demonstrate ability to understand instructions and submission documents from lab engineers

Demonstrate ability to perform Sample / Specimen preparation