Senior Equipment Engineer, Equipment Engineering
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Pasadena, CA · 1 mo ago
ManufacturingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if content present. Must use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real specific content.
We need to extract content from description.
First, job title is not to be repeated as heading.
We need to include sections: About the role (maybe from description paragraph about role). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (basic qualifications). Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Skills (maybe from preferred qualifications? Could combine). Benefits (benefits described). Pay (salary range). Schedule (maybe not present; no schedule info, so omit). Also need to include maybe "About The Team" could be part of About the role? The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map content accordingly.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real specific content.
We need to extract content from description.
First, job title is not to be repeated as heading.
We need to include sections: About the role (maybe from description paragraph about role). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (basic qualifications). Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Skills (maybe from preferred qualifications? Could combine). Benefits (benefits described). Pay (salary range). Schedule (maybe not present; no schedule info, so omit). Also need to include maybe "About The Team" could be part of About the role? The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map content accordingly.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove Los Angeles County specifics? That's legal/EEO? It's about fair chance ordinance; likely considered EEO boilerplate, should remove. Also remove "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Remove "If you have a disability..." etc. Remove "If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed..." etc. Remove "Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians..." maybe not boilerplate but could be considered culture; but it's part of inclusive team culture section earlier. We'll keep culture sections as they are substantive.
We need to keep "Diverse Experiences", "Work/Life Balance", "Inclusive Team Culture", "Mentorship and Career Growth", "About The Team". Those could be part of About the role or maybe separate sections but we only have allowed headings. We could incorporate them into About the role prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info: responsibilities list, basic qualifications, preferred qualifications, benefits, pay range.
We need to format responsibilities as
- . Similarly requirements (basic qualifications) as list. Qualifications (preferred) as list. Skills maybe combine some of preferred qualifications that are skill-based: experience with tools/systems to analyze data, knowledge of diverse MHS, etc. Could list as skills.
Benefits: list of benefits described.
Pay: salary range.
Schedule: not present, omit.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
First, maybe start with
About the role
then a paragraph summarizing role: "Amazon CQC is looking for a highly motivated Semiconductor Senior Equipment Engineer to develop, sustain, and optimize advanced semiconductor R&D equipment and processes with our Equipment Engineering team and supplier partners. You will be working cross functionally with process development engineering, supply chain, test engineering, product management, and R&D stakeholders. You will be a part of developing, prototyping, and qualifying some of the most advanced semiconductor process equipment in the world. The best candidate for the position has a high aptitude to learn new skillsets in the position. The expectation is that Engineers will start with strengths in a given field (Etch, Deposition, Lithography, CMP, Metrology, etc.) and then develop breadth in many other areas from those who work with them. This role requires capability across the board to enable next-generation semiconductor process development in partnership with R&D operations teams."
Then maybe include subsections like Diverse Experiences, Work/Life Balance, Inclusive Team Culture, Mentorship and Career Growth, About The Team as paragraphs within About the role? Could be separate headings but not allowed. We'll embed as paragraphs.
But we must not invent or summarize away detail; we need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include those sections' content exactly as in posting (maybe as paragraphs). We'll keep them.
Next, Responsibilities: list all responsibilities from "Key job responsibilities" and also from "A day in the life". Need to combine but avoid duplication. Let's extract responsibilities:
From "Key job responsibilities":
- Sustain semiconductor R&D operations through responding to and resolving equipment breakdowns quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime, and training on-site maintenance teams to resolve issues across other shifts.
- Be an active leader on a cross functional Equipment Engineering team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving R&D throughput and process development cycles.
- Diagnose equipment failures, find root causes, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability, and process capability.
- Develop and improve equipment validation procedures including calibration, qualification, and process of record (POR) development for semiconductor R&D tools.
- Support Design of Experiments (DOE) and process window characterization.
- Become expert level trainer on all semiconductor tools in the R&D environment and be responsible for the level of knowledge of R&D technicians.
- Provide hands-on support to maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve extended downtime situations.
- Take initiative to create, implement, and improve preventative and predictive maintenance documents and schedules for semiconductor R&D process equipment.
- Adapt maintenance strategies for tools running varied experimental recipes.
- Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction, and improvement working with Spares Department to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to OEM vendors.
- Interface with equipment communication protocols (SECS/GEM, GEM300) and work with R&D automation systems for experiment tracking, data collection, and process control.
- Collaborate with process engineers on recipe development and optimization.
From "A day in the life":
- Start the day by reviewing equipment status dashboards, overnight alarms, and CMMS work orders to prioritize tasks and address any critical tool-down situations.
- Respond to equipment breakdowns on the fab floor, performing hands-on troubleshooting of the assigned tool sets to restore tools to production quickly.
- Collaborate with process development engineers to optimize tool recipes, run split-lot experiments, and. (looks incomplete; maybe "and" then missing; but we keep as is? It says "and." maybe a typo; we keep phrase as is.)
- Conduct preventative and predictive maintenance activities, including scheduled calibrations, component replacements, and system health checks to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Participate in cross-functional team meetings to discuss tool performance metrics, share root-cause analyses, and align on priorities for equipment improvement projects.
- Train and mentor junior engineers on equipment operation, safety protocols, and best practices for semiconductor tool maintenance.
- Document findings, update SOPs and Work Instructions, and contribute to spare parts inventory planning and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Support new tool installs and qualifications, coordinating with OEM vendors on site preparation, hookup, and acceptance testing milestones.
We need to preserve all substantive info; we should not omit incomplete sentence; but we can keep as is.
We'll combine responsibilities into a single list, ensuring no duplicates. Some items overlap: responding to equipment breakdowns appears both; we can keep one.
We'll deduplicate similar items.
Let's list unique responsibilities:
1. Sustain semiconductor R&D operations through responding to and resolving equipment breakdowns quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime, and training on-site maintenance teams to resolve issues across other shifts.
2. Be an active leader on a cross functional Equipment Engineering team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving R&D throughput and process development cycles.
3. Diagnose equipment failures, find root causes, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
4. Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability, and process capability.
5. Develop and improve equipment validation procedures including calibration, qualification, and process of record (POR) development for semiconductor R&D tools.
6. Support Design of Experiments (DOE) and process window characterization.
7. Become expert level trainer on all semiconductor tools in the R&D environment and be responsible for the level of knowledge of R&D technicians.
8. Provide hands-on support to maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve extended downtime situations.
9. Take initiative to create, implement, and improve preventative and predictive maintenance documents and schedules for semiconductor R&D process equipment.
10. Adapt maintenance strategies for tools running varied experimental recipes.
11. Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction, and improvement working with Spares Department to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to OEM vendors.
12. Interface with equipment communication protocols (SECS/GEM, GEM300) and work with R&D automation systems for experiment tracking, data collection, and process control.
13. Collaborate with process engineers on recipe development and optimization.
14. Start the day by reviewing equipment status dashboards, overnight alarms, and CMMS work orders to prioritize tasks and address any critical tool-down situations.
15. Respond to equipment breakdowns on the fab floor, performing hands-on troubleshooting of the assigned tool sets to restore tools to production quickly. (similar to #1 but more specific; we can keep both or merge. To preserve all, keep both.)
16. Collaborate with process development engineers to optimize tool recipes, run split-lot experiments, and. (keep as is)
17. Conduct preventative and predictive maintenance activities, including scheduled calibrations, component replacements, and system health checks to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
18. Participate in cross-functional team meetings to discuss tool performance metrics, share root-cause analyses, and align on priorities for equipment improvement projects.
19. Train and mentor junior engineers on equipment operation, safety protocols, and best practices for semiconductor tool maintenance.
20. Document findings, update SOPs and Work Instructions, and contribute to spare parts inventory planning and cost-reduction initiatives.
21. Support new tool installs and qualifications, coordinating with OEM vendors on site preparation, hookup, and acceptance testing milestones.
We'll keep them.
Now Requirements (basic qualifications): list:
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- AS/BS in mechanical, electrical, etc.)
- 10 years preferably in the semiconductor industry or working with high precision equipment applications.
- Knowledge of equipment cleanliness and safety standards (ISO, CE, UL, SEMI, NFPA, etc.)
- Strong verbal and written communication as well as project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers; work both independently and effectively within a team.
- Prior experience with providing technical guidance and project management mentorship to team members, fostering knowledge sharing, effective planning, cross-functional collaboration
Note: The bullet "AS/BS in mechanical, electrical, etc.)" seems misplaced parentheses; we keep as is.
Now Qualifications (preferred qualifications): list:
- Experience with tools/systems to analyze data including Excel, Access, SQL or other data management systems
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan, or experience with process improvement, Kaizan, and Six Sigma
- Knowledge of diverse MHS, industrial mechanical and electrical systems and automation, controls and robotics systems
- Direct equipment maintenance, installation, or reliability engineering inside a high-volume semiconductor fabrication or R&D.
Now Skills: maybe we could extract from preferred qualifications that are skill-based: data analysis tools, process improvement, knowledge of MHS, etc. But we already have Qualifications section; maybe Skills could be redundant. The instruction says we can use Skills heading if there is real specific content. We could treat the preferred qualifications as Skills. But we already have Qualifications heading for preferred qualifications. Could also have Skills separate for things like "Strong verbal and written communication", etc. But those are in basic qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could put Skills as a list of skill-based items from both basic and preferred that are not already captured. However, we risk duplication. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are prescribed; we can still have both if they have content. We'll keep Requirements (basic qualifications) and Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Skills maybe we can omit if no distinct content beyond those. But
for prose. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove Los Angeles County specifics? That's legal/EEO? It's about fair chance ordinance; likely considered EEO boilerplate, should remove. Also remove "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Remove "If you have a disability..." etc. Remove "If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed..." etc. Remove "Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians..." maybe not boilerplate but could be considered culture; but it's part of inclusive team culture section earlier. We'll keep culture sections as they are substantive. We need to keep "Diverse Experiences", "Work/Life Balance", "Inclusive Team Culture", "Mentorship and Career Growth", "About The Team". Those could be part of About the role or maybe separate sections but we only have allowed headings. We could incorporate them into About the role prose. We need to preserve all substantive info: responsibilities list, basic qualifications, preferred qualifications, benefits, pay range. We need to format responsibilities as
- . Similarly requirements (basic qualifications) as list. Qualifications (preferred) as list. Skills maybe combine some of preferred qualifications that are skill-based: experience with tools/systems to analyze data, knowledge of diverse MHS, etc. Could list as skills.
Benefits: list of benefits described.
Pay: salary range.
Schedule: not present, omit.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
First, maybe start with
About the role
then a paragraph summarizing role: "Amazon CQC is looking for a highly motivated Semiconductor Senior Equipment Engineer to develop, sustain, and optimize advanced semiconductor R&D equipment and processes with our Equipment Engineering team and supplier partners. You will be working cross functionally with process development engineering, supply chain, test engineering, product management, and R&D stakeholders. You will be a part of developing, prototyping, and qualifying some of the most advanced semiconductor process equipment in the world. The best candidate for the position has a high aptitude to learn new skillsets in the position. The expectation is that Engineers will start with strengths in a given field (Etch, Deposition, Lithography, CMP, Metrology, etc.) and then develop breadth in many other areas from those who work with them. This role requires capability across the board to enable next-generation semiconductor process development in partnership with R&D operations teams." Then maybe include subsections like Diverse Experiences, Work/Life Balance, Inclusive Team Culture, Mentorship and Career Growth, About The Team as paragraphs within About the role? Could be separate headings but not allowed. We'll embed as paragraphs. But we must not invent or summarize away detail; we need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include those sections' content exactly as in posting (maybe as paragraphs). We'll keep them. Next, Responsibilities: list all responsibilities from "Key job responsibilities" and also from "A day in the life". Need to combine but avoid duplication. Let's extract responsibilities: From "Key job responsibilities": - Sustain semiconductor R&D operations through responding to and resolving equipment breakdowns quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime, and training on-site maintenance teams to resolve issues across other shifts. - Be an active leader on a cross functional Equipment Engineering team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving R&D throughput and process development cycles. - Diagnose equipment failures, find root causes, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). - Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability, and process capability. - Develop and improve equipment validation procedures including calibration, qualification, and process of record (POR) development for semiconductor R&D tools. - Support Design of Experiments (DOE) and process window characterization. - Become expert level trainer on all semiconductor tools in the R&D environment and be responsible for the level of knowledge of R&D technicians. - Provide hands-on support to maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve extended downtime situations. - Take initiative to create, implement, and improve preventative and predictive maintenance documents and schedules for semiconductor R&D process equipment. - Adapt maintenance strategies for tools running varied experimental recipes. - Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction, and improvement working with Spares Department to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to OEM vendors. - Interface with equipment communication protocols (SECS/GEM, GEM300) and work with R&D automation systems for experiment tracking, data collection, and process control. - Collaborate with process engineers on recipe development and optimization. From "A day in the life": - Start the day by reviewing equipment status dashboards, overnight alarms, and CMMS work orders to prioritize tasks and address any critical tool-down situations. - Respond to equipment breakdowns on the fab floor, performing hands-on troubleshooting of the assigned tool sets to restore tools to production quickly. - Collaborate with process development engineers to optimize tool recipes, run split-lot experiments, and. (looks incomplete; maybe "and" then missing; but we keep as is? It says "and." maybe a typo; we keep phrase as is.) - Conduct preventative and predictive maintenance activities, including scheduled calibrations, component replacements, and system health checks to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). - Participate in cross-functional team meetings to discuss tool performance metrics, share root-cause analyses, and align on priorities for equipment improvement projects. - Train and mentor junior engineers on equipment operation, safety protocols, and best practices for semiconductor tool maintenance. - Document findings, update SOPs and Work Instructions, and contribute to spare parts inventory planning and cost-reduction initiatives. - Support new tool installs and qualifications, coordinating with OEM vendors on site preparation, hookup, and acceptance testing milestones. We need to preserve all substantive info; we should not omit incomplete sentence; but we can keep as is. We'll combine responsibilities into a single- list, ensuring no duplicates. Some items overlap: responding to equipment breakdowns appears both; we can keep one.
We'll deduplicate similar items.
Let's list unique responsibilities:
1. Sustain semiconductor R&D operations through responding to and resolving equipment breakdowns quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime, and training on-site maintenance teams to resolve issues across other shifts.
2. Be an active leader on a cross functional Equipment Engineering team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving R&D throughput and process development cycles.
3. Diagnose equipment failures, find root causes, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
4. Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability, and process capability.
5. Develop and improve equipment validation procedures including calibration, qualification, and process of record (POR) development for semiconductor R&D tools.
6. Support Design of Experiments (DOE) and process window characterization.
7. Become expert level trainer on all semiconductor tools in the R&D environment and be responsible for the level of knowledge of R&D technicians.
8. Provide hands-on support to maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve extended downtime situations.
9. Take initiative to create, implement, and improve preventative and predictive maintenance documents and schedules for semiconductor R&D process equipment.
10. Adapt maintenance strategies for tools running varied experimental recipes.
11. Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction, and improvement working with Spares Department to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to OEM vendors.
12. Interface with equipment communication protocols (SECS/GEM, GEM300) and work with R&D automation systems for experiment tracking, data collection, and process control.
13. Collaborate with process engineers on recipe development and optimization.
14. Start the day by reviewing equipment status dashboards, overnight alarms, and CMMS work orders to prioritize tasks and address any critical tool-down situations.
15. Respond to equipment breakdowns on the fab floor, performing hands-on troubleshooting of the assigned tool sets to restore tools to production quickly. (similar to #1 but more specific; we can keep both or merge. To preserve all, keep both.)
16. Collaborate with process development engineers to optimize tool recipes, run split-lot experiments, and. (keep as is)
17. Conduct preventative and predictive maintenance activities, including scheduled calibrations, component replacements, and system health checks to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
18. Participate in cross-functional team meetings to discuss tool performance metrics, share root-cause analyses, and align on priorities for equipment improvement projects.
19. Train and mentor junior engineers on equipment operation, safety protocols, and best practices for semiconductor tool maintenance.
20. Document findings, update SOPs and Work Instructions, and contribute to spare parts inventory planning and cost-reduction initiatives.
21. Support new tool installs and qualifications, coordinating with OEM vendors on site preparation, hookup, and acceptance testing milestones.
We'll keep them.
Now Requirements (basic qualifications): list:
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- AS/BS in mechanical, electrical, etc.)
- 10 years preferably in the semiconductor industry or working with high precision equipment applications.
- Knowledge of equipment cleanliness and safety standards (ISO, CE, UL, SEMI, NFPA, etc.)
- Strong verbal and written communication as well as project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers; work both independently and effectively within a team.
- Prior experience with providing technical guidance and project management mentorship to team members, fostering knowledge sharing, effective planning, cross-functional collaboration
Note: The bullet "AS/BS in mechanical, electrical, etc.)" seems misplaced parentheses; we keep as is.
Now Qualifications (preferred qualifications): list:
- Experience with tools/systems to analyze data including Excel, Access, SQL or other data management systems
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan, or experience with process improvement, Kaizan, and Six Sigma
- Knowledge of diverse MHS, industrial mechanical and electrical systems and automation, controls and robotics systems
- Direct equipment maintenance, installation, or reliability engineering inside a high-volume semiconductor fabrication or R&D.
Now Skills: maybe we could extract from preferred qualifications that are skill-based: data analysis tools, process improvement, knowledge of MHS, etc. But we already have Qualifications section; maybe Skills could be redundant. The instruction says we can use Skills heading if there is real specific content. We could treat the preferred qualifications as Skills. But we already have Qualifications heading for preferred qualifications. Could also have Skills separate for things like "Strong verbal and written communication", etc. But those are in basic qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could put Skills as a list of skill-based items from both basic and preferred that are not already captured. However, we risk duplication. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are prescribed; we can still have both if they have content. We'll keep Requirements (basic qualifications) and Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Skills maybe we can omit if no distinct content beyond those. But