Equipment Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures Fab equipment and processes meet throughput, yield, safety, and efficiency objectives.
• Develops and documents procedures to sustain and evolve equipment performance.
• Identifies, prioritizes, and implements projects that provide continuous improvement of the overall uptime and output of semiconductor processes and equipment through analysis of data.
• Effectively communicates progress to goals through presentations and ongoing reviews.
• Attends and participates in daily operations meetings to provide status and plans – equipped with answers.
• Initiates Escalations for hard down equipment through to recovery (owns history, status, plans, and communication 24x7 until resolved).
• Plans and manages capital equipment procurements, installations, and upgrades.
• Trains and mentors equipment technicians.
• Manages multiple tasks and projects simultaneously within a rapidly changing environment.
• Plans and manages capital equipment procurements, installations, and upgrades.
• Trains and mentors equipment technicians.
• Manages multiple tasks and projects simultaneously within a rapidly changing environment.

Requirements

• Engineering or Science Degree in a Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in semiconductor manufacturing engineering.
• Experience managing relationships with external suppliers, contractors, and development partners.
• Experience with capital equipment procurement, capacity planning and modeling.
• Proof of success in continuous improvement of semiconductor fab manufacturing equipment.

Skills And Education

• Must be able to communicate in English: orally, in writing.
• Must be proficient in the MS Office suite of products, strong keyboard skills.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Decision-making and troubleshooting skills are very important.
• CAD and Project skills preferred.
• Experienced with handling toxic and reactive chemicals and gases common to the semiconductor industry.

Physical Demands

• Some light lifting will be required up to 50 lbs.
• Prolonged sitting or standing up to 8 hours.
• Reaching, stooping, and bending as needed.