Etch/Metals Equipment Engineer

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

Job Summary: 
The Etch/Metals Equipment Engineer opportunity is in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment. Prior experience with ownership and responsibility for the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and productivity of manufacturing tools/processes is required. Previous experience on: 

• Identification and reduction of recurrent machine faults 

• Sourcing and installing new equipment 

• Reducing defectivity/scrap 

• Defining maintenance procedures 

• Training technicians and peers 

• Improving tool utilization and availability 

• Reducing cost 

• 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 

Job Qualifications: 

• BS in an engineering discipline 

• 3 years minimum experience in equipment engineering in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment 

• Previous experience in at least one or more of the following tools/processes preferred:  

Etch: 

• AMAT Centura MxP/MxP+ oxide  

• LAM 4420/4510 

• ULVAC EIIs and Optima 

• LAM/Gasonics 3500/3510 Asher 

Metals: 

• AMAT 5200 Centura  

• AMAT 5500 Endura 

• 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 and process engineering to deal with these 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.