Vacuum Systems Mechanic

Responsibilities

• Works from blueprints, sketches, work orders, engineering and manufacturing specifications, manuals, oral and written instructions.
• Performs periodic inspection of high vacuum systems, and vacuum support equipment for maintenance requirements.
• Makes special investigations to prevent breakdowns, operational failure or non-conformance with specifications.
• Determines sequence and methods to use when repairing, assembling, installing and testing vacuum stations and support equipment.
• Determines material requirements and prepares fabrications and processing requests as required.
• Performs maintenance work for the repair, calibration, modification, or fabrication of thin film deposition systems; electron beam welders, ion implant equipment, freon backfill stations, vacfire, environmental vacuum stations, mass spectrometer leak detectors, Vac-lon bake-out boxes and stations, vacuum encapsulation chambers, vacuum welding stations, mechanical roughing pumps, absorption pumping stations, cryogenic pumps, turbo molecular pumps, diffusion pumps, Vac-lon pumps, and other vacuum systems or support equipment.
• Conducts tests using standard and specially designed equipment to resolve minor design problems.
• Performs chemical makeup and mixing of chemical solutions required to meet proper cleaning procedures as outlined in engineering or manufacturing specifications.
• Performs scheduled preventive maintenance on vacuum systems and other types of equipment as assigned or required.
• Provides assistance to personnel in lower-related job classifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a maintenance technician
• Basic understanding of vacuum, electrical, hydraulic and other systems
• Working knowledge of tools, common appliances and devices
• Manual dexterity and problem-solving skills
• Strong electrical skills working with 24 vDC – 480 vAC
• Familiarity with PLC’s/HMI’s
• High School Diploma or GED required