Equipment Engineer: Thin Film Fab

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15, employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Keysight s semiconductor fab is expanding and looking for a Equipment Engineer within our Thin Film Fab Team. In this position, you will:

• Own and serve as the technical expert for a suite of manufacturing equipment in our thin film fab area
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex equipment issues; lead repair escalations through root cause and permanent corrective actions
• Coordinate vendor service visits for preventive and corrective maintenance events
• Drive the capital equipment purchasing process, including requirements definition, vendor evaluation, and installation/acceptance support
• Develop, execute, and continuously improve preventative maintenance and repair procedures (including documentation and training as needed)
• Respond to urgent equipment downtime events in the manufacturing environment and restore tools to production safely
• Lead hardware upgrades, tool improvements, and automation initiatives to improve capability, uptime, and safety
• Partner with process engineers and operators to support volume production and enable R&D process development
• Drive reliability improvements to reduce repeat downtime and improve tool availability

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field
• 5+ years of experience as an equipment engineer, manufacturing engineer or field service engineer out of semiconductor industry or similarly complex technical manufacturing environment
• Direct experience working on semiconductor or thin film equipment in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems (motors/drives, encoders, sensors, actuators, servos/motion control)
• Project Management:
  Proven track record of successfully leading and overseeing complex technical projects to completion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics/wiring diagrams to trace signals, isolate faults, and safely return equipment to service
• Motivation to acquire new skills and address unique challenges

Ideal candidates may also have:

• Master’s degree in engineering or a related discipline
• Experience debugging controls systems: PLC I/O checkout, interlocks/safety circuits, servo faults, and HMI/alarm logic
• RF/plasma system experience: RF generators, matching networks, chamber seasoning/cleaning, endpoint/arc troubleshooting
• Tool install/move/qualification experience including FAT/SAT support, bring-up, and documented acceptance testing
• Knowledge of statistical process control (SPC) and data analysis methods
• Background in chemical or high-hazard manufacturing
• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills
• Proficiency with CAD (such as Solidworks, Siemens NX)

Candidates must be local or willing to relocate to Santa Rosa, CA

This position requires access to certain goods, software, technology, or technical data subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these laws and regulations, U.S. persons (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees) working for Keysight can access export-controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government. For any individual who is not a U.S. person, Keysight may need authorization from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, or other appropriate federal agency before the individual can access export-controlled items.

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