Equipment Technician, Dry Etch

About the role

You will be responsible for performing advanced-level repair, calibration, and preventative maintenance on semiconductor equipment in the Dry Etch area. You must demonstrate the ability to take a leadership role in evaluating equipment conditions and defining maintenance requirements to ensure maximum availability of production equipment.

You will interface closely with Production and Engineering teams to identify and resolve process-related issues, while also providing technical guidance to lower-level technicians and determining methods and procedures for new assignments. In addition, you may serve as an informal team leader—directing activities during area shift pass-downs and setting priorities for the team based on production requirements.

You must be able to work effectively on complex, challenging tasks both as an independent contributor and as part of a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex machinery problem solving of semiconductor equipment in production environment for Hivac area and participate on problem solving teams.
• Work under the direction of an Equipment Engineer and/or Engineering Manager to plan and execute improvement project initiatives.
• Develop your own resources to solve problems, providing imaginative solutions to a broad range of difficult problems that produce significant results.
• Analyze recurring equipment failures and suggest innovative technical solutions or new work methods.
• Lead and direct activities to develop and improve existing semiconductor equipment maintenance procedures and systems.
• Collect equipment-specific performance data, working with Engineering to develop and implement solutions to equipment-specific failures based on Pareto data and tool deficiencies.
• Provide technical, equipment-specific training to lower-level technicians.
• Interface with and direct vendor support to resolve equipment-related failures.
• Perform diagnostic troubleshooting and repair on malfunctioning equipment down to the component level, as needed.
• Take a lead role in resolving process issues and participate in yield investigations.
• Use proper judgment in resolving problems, carrying out assignments, and making recommendations.
• Participate in and lead/direct ERT/Safety events during the absence of supervision.
• Ensure all required parts are on order and follow up as needed to minimize equipment MTTR.
• Work independently with minimal support.

Requirements

• Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Electronics, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of technical experience within the semiconductor industry.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the operation and maintenance of advanced electro-mechanical systems, with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Strong knowledge of electronic theory, vacuum and pneumatics theory, principles of electrical circuits, and motor control systems, along with test procedures, and the ability to troubleshoot issues down to the component level.

Pay

$28.00/hr – $42.00/hr

Schedule

Thursday–Saturday and every other Wednesday, 5:30 AM – 5:45 PM