MUSiC Equipment Engineer

Summary Of Job Duties

The MUSiC Equipment Engineer will be primarily responsible for the installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, monitoring, evaluation & qualification, as well as procurement of new and used semiconductor fabrication equipment. This position supports production and research operations at a silicon carbide semiconductor fabrication facility.

• Interaction with semiconductor equipment manufacturers as well as equipment third party vendors
• Establish close contact with specialty field service engineers to commission and maintain fabrication tools
• Ensure that the equipment functions safely and reliably within the various fabrication process modules
• Aid in the integration of fabrication equipment into the MUSiC process workflow at state-of-the-art research facility at the University of Arkansas
• Work across multiple process modules including but not limited to photolithography, thin film deposition (CVPD and PECVD), oxidation, activation, testing & metrology, wet process, epitaxial growth, Plasma etch, metal deposition, ion implantation, and process support utilities/facilities
• Answer directly to the MUSiC Facilities Manager

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience in semiconductor processes in a semiconductor industry or academic environment
• U.S. Citizenship required
• At least one year of experience working in cleanroom environments
• At least one year of experience working with high voltage equipment
• At least one year of experience working with compressed gases and knowledge of compressed gas safety
• At least one year of experience with lockout/tagout procedures
• At least two years of experience communicating with external equipment vendors, and third party filed service engineers
• Experience writing, following, and implementing standard operating procedures
• At least one year of hands-on and ownership experience with production equipment
• Experience with semiconductor process equipment facility/utility requirements
• Ideal candidate will possess knowledge of installation, commissioning, and operation of process auxiliary equipment
• Capable of lifting 50 lbs
• Experience following protocol for record upkeep of : equipment maintenance, asset management, permit-to-work and other EHS policies
• Ideal candidate will possess knowledge of Manufacturing Execution System , Enterprise Asset Management software

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 10 years of industry or academic experience as an equipment engineer in a semiconductor or similar fab
• Experience with multi-disciplinary responsibilities in areas such as process integration and process development engineering
• Experience with downtime reduction strategies and tool requalification processes
• Experience maintaining confidentiality of CUI (controlled unclassified information) in a highly IP sensitive environment
• At least two years of experience with PLCs and control systems
• At least five years of experience with toxic gas safety systems
• At least two years of experience with asset and schedule management