Films CVD / PVD Equipment Engineer

About the Role

NXP’s Front End Operations plays an essential role in the company’s success by ensuring manufacturing excellence and delivery of high-quality, scalable, and cost-competitive semiconductor devices to create a winning advantage for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Identification and reduction of recurrent machine faults
• Sourcing and installing new equipment
• Reducing defectivity
• Defining tool maintenance procedures
• Training technicians and peers
• Improving tool utilization and availability
• Reducing cost
• Reducing scrap
• Supporting development activities
• Developing and writing specifications
• Implementation of Six-Sigma statistical process control methods
• Capacity planning and modeling
• Participating in and/or leading cross-functional and lean activity teams

Qualifications

• BS in an engineering discipline (Mechanical Engineering desirable)
• 5 years’ experience in equipment engineering in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment
• Previous experience in at least one or more of the following tools/processes required: Applied Materials Producer, Applied Materials Centura
• Experience in Applied Materials Endura, Ultima, and RTA platforms is a plus
• Ability to generate, analyze, and interpret equipment performance data and produce a timely action plan to resolve recurring equipment failures
• Demonstrated presentation skills; candidate will be called upon to train others and present complex datasets and equipment problems/solutions to diverse audiences
• Competent in troubleshooting problems and capable of applying logic to isolate and repair them
• Ability to deal with multiple issues and shifting priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact professionally with manufacturing technicians and process engineering to deal with issues and priorities
• Good foundational problem-solving skills with creative solutions and out-of-the-box thinking
• Self-motivated; able to take initiative and effectively prioritize work for self
• A strong desire to help create a positive, winning, world-class working environment
• Previous experience in Lean Manufacturing methods is highly desirable