IET Engineer Contractor

Nikon Precision Inc. (NPI) is a leading supplier of semiconductor production and inspection equipment. Our state‑of‑the‑art photolithography equipment is used to image submicron geometries onto various substrates for the manufacture of integrated circuits, LCD panels, and other applications. Our tools help manufacture the heart of most consumer electronics on the market today, including computer, hard drive, non‑volatile memory, smartphones, GPS units, and other emerging technical products.

Position Title: Install Engineering Team (IET) Engineer Contractor

Position Type: Contract to hire

Estimated contract length: This is a temporary, contract role with an expected duration of 1 year

Shift: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday, with overtime and weekend work usually required during project builds up to 3 Saturdays per month

Environment: Cleanroom Environment (more than 50% of the time)

Travel: 50‑80% Domestic Travel Required

We are looking for a candidate for contract work on the Nikon Install Engineering Team who can work with a group of technicians to set and build Nikon lithography scanners. This work takes place inside the customer’s cleanroom. You will be required to perform strenuous physical work in a cleanroom suit. The work performed requires attention to detail and a high importance on workmanship quality.

• Performs technical tasks of limited scope with assistance. Learns to set up electronic, mechanical, optical units to ensure equipment performs to specification.
• Provides technical support of process piping and electro‑mechanical systems as related to semiconductor equipment installations.
• Work involves isolating and defining unknown conditions and resolving critical problems.
• Ability to lay cabling and to perform construction work in accordance with specifications and procedures.
• Ability to take physical field measurements and conduct facility verification.
• Ability to use measurement tools.

• Communicates in a clear, accurate and courteous manner with customers and colleagues.
• Projects a positive and professional image of self and Nikon.
• Proficiency with common hand tools: adjustable wrenches, drivers, torque wrenches, socket drivers, etc.
• Interest in the semiconductor industry and latest technological advances.

• 2-year associate’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or related field plus 2‑5 years related experience in mechanical/electrical engineering within semiconductor industry.
• Working in cleanroom experience.
• Heavy industry experience.

This job is performed in a clean‑room environment which requires the worker to wear a cleanroom suit including face‑covering the entire workday.

• The focus of this job is the building or disassembling of heavy machinery which requires repetitive activities such as pushing, pulling, and lifting of mechanical units, cabling, hoses, and other related activities during the course of the workday.
• The typical workday requires the worker to be on their feet the majority of the time.
• During the typical workday, the worker will typically walk between 10,000 to 15,000 steps.

Nikon Precision Inc. is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The Company will reasonably accommodate candidates and employees with a disability, medical condition or sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, or practices so that the individual can perform the essential functions of a job, unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace (and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation) or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Company.

Please let Human Resources know if you’d like to request an accommodation.

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