CMP Equipment Engineer

About the role

Seeking a motivated CMP Equipment Engineer with 2–5 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience to support and improve equipment performance in a high-volume wafer fabrication environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and improve CMP equipment performance to achieve manufacturing output and reliability targets.
• Troubleshoot equipment failures and coordinate timely recovery actions to minimize production impact.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring equipment issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support equipment qualifications, installations, upgrades, and technology transfers.
• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans to improve tool availability.
• Work closely with equipment vendors to resolve technical issues and implement equipment improvements.
• Maintain equipment documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and maintenance instructions.
• Partner with Process Engineers to identify opportunities for yield, defect, and productivity improvements.
• Analyze equipment and process data to identify trends, sources of variation, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on uptime, throughput, availability, cost reduction, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Investigate process excursions associated with equipment performance and implement corrective actions.
• Support lot disposition activities and provide technical support to manufacturing operations.
• Participate in cross-functional problem-solving teams to resolve process and equipment-related challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, preferably in an Equipment Engineering role.
• Experience supporting CMP equipment in a wafer fabrication environment.
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and cleanroom operations.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing equipment and driving corrective actions.
• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and data-driven problem-solving techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CMP platforms such as: Applied Materials Mirra, Mirra Messa (Wet and DIDO) tools, Screen DNS AS2000, Ontrak Scrubber Systems, NovaScan System 2040.
• Experience performing equipment qualifications and production tool releases.
• Working knowledge of data analysis tools such as JMP, Spotfire, Python, MATLAB, SQL, or VBA.
• Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, or 5-Why analysis.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting process improvement, defect reduction, or yield enhancement projects.
• Familiarity with equipment monitoring systems and preventive maintenance optimization.

Desired Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Worked on 200mm platform.
• Able to identify equipment-related process improvement opportunities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced semiconductor manufacturing environment.