Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

About the role

Wolfspeed’s Wafer Operations team is seeking an Equipment Engineer to join the team. In this role you will drive continuous improvement in the Global Materials organization through the installation of equipment and design of modifications, owning multiple projects and tracking critical metrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital expansion projects from budgeting to installation to production.
• Own continuous improvement projects aimed at improving yield, throughput, uptime, and safety.
• Run multiple projects concurrently with little supervision.
• Own toolsets and be responsible for tracking and improving critical metrics for uptime.
• Perform mechanical, electrical, networking, computer, coding, PLC, vacuum, and toxic gas troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing setting, preferably semiconductor.
• Demonstrated organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team, taking ownership of tasks and projects.
• Lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.
• Position is not eligible for visa sponsorship by the company.

Skills

• Proficiency with MS Office suite.
• Mechanical, electrical, networking, computer, coding, PLC, vacuum, and toxic gas troubleshooting.

Benefits

• Childcare assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Local outreach opportunities.

Schedule

The role operates on a Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m. schedule to support 24×7 Materials operations at the Durham, NC headquarters.