Job Description

Failure Analysis Engineer

Department: Research & Procurement

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: China

Job location:
Shenzhen, China

About the role:
The Failure Analysis Engineer at Sun King will act as the primary technical liaison for overseas failure analysis requests. You will lead examinations of field-returned products (mainly solar energy storage systems and inverter systems), conduct market surveys, and coordinate cross-functional teams—including R&D, process, and manufacturing—to identify root causes. Your insights will directly drive product quality improvements and help document field failure modes, building a robust lessons-learned framework for the organization.

What you will be expected to do

• Partner with local FAEs (based in African countries) to validate failures and guide return product investigations, from initial verification to root cause identification.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, process, and manufacturing teams to conduct in-depth diagnostics and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare and present detailed failure evaluation reports to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Summarize market failure modes and update internal knowledge databases to prevent recurrence.
• Support the Customer Quality Manager in quality improvement initiatives and supplier quality discussions when required.

You might be a strong candidate if you have/are

• Technical Expertise: Strong capability in electronic circuit failure diagnostics; able to read schematics and debug complex systems.
• Industry Knowledge: Solid understanding of inverter principles and power electronics is highly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of hands-on failure investigation experience, ideally in inverter power electronics or industrial manufacturing.
• Quality Background: Familiarity with quality methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, FMEA, Fishbone diagrams) is a strong advantage.
• Communication: Skilled at bridging technical engineering and quality processes; international collaboration experience is a plus.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related fields.
• Language: Proficiency in English (written and spoken) to effectively communicate with overseas counterparts.

What Sun King offers

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.