Equipment Engineer, Texas Institute Electronics

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Equipment Engineer, Texas Institute for Electronics

Texas Institute for Electronics

All Applicants

40

To Be Determined at Offer

Ongoing

Expected to Continue

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Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full‑time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) is a University of Texas at Austin‑supported semiconductor consortium of state and local government, preeminent defense electronics and semiconductor companies, national labs and nationally recognized academic institutions. Our mission is to develop and execute a state‑of‑the‑art 3D Heterogenous Integration manufacturing technology roadmap, and to provide critical pilot manufacturing capabilities to address national security needs and catalyze domestic economic growth.

Join the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) and help us push the boundaries in critical semiconductor domains, including advanced packaging, with the aim of reestablishing U.S. prominence in semiconductor manufacturing.

With over $1 billion in funding from the US DoD and the state of Texas, we’re at the forefront of creating cutting‑edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes that will set the course for future advancements in semiconductor logic, memory, heterogeneous integration, chip cooling and more.

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
  Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through Linked In Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with staff

This position’s primary function is to ensure the overall equipment effectiveness of semiconductor and packaging process equipment in our fabs. We are filling positions for equipment engineers in these functional equipment areas: lithography, high‑vacuum plasma, wet processing, mechanical processing, and metrology and inspection. Equipment engineers will be responsible for equipment installation, the creation of equipment maintenance procedures and schedules, parts‑and‑kit selection‑or‑creation.

Equipment engineers will work closely with process tool owners and integration engineers to ensure we are driving fast cycles of learning in semiconductor advanced packaging.

Each equipment engineer will be responsible for one of these functional groups of equipment. TIE is filling one position per functional area.

• Lithography:
  Coat tracks, Steppers, Litho‑specific metrology
• High‑Vacuum Plasma: CVD, Etch, Plasma Dicing, PVD
• Wet Processing:
  Batch cleaning, single wafer cleaning, plating
• Mechanical Processes: CMP, Grinding, Dicing, Bonding
• Metrology and Inspection: SEM, Defect Inspection, Film Thickness, Microscopes

• Drive and approve installation packages
• Manage MEP schedule and installation
• Ensure safety compliance
• Managing acquisition and installation of pedestals, VMBs, LDS, process piping, exhaust, drains and related items
• Oversee subcontractors
• Create and maintain equipment specifications
• Maintain SPC charts, including reacting to trends
• Develop technician training plans
• Develop maintenance checklists and schedules
• Develop process kits
• Maintain equipment dashboards and OEE analysis reports
• Participate in or drive tool selections, equipment procurement, upgrade planning, parts management
• Perform other related functions as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, such as electrical, chemical, or mechanical, or similar related technical field
• Three…