Equipment Engineering Senior Team Lead

Job Description

This position is responsible for supervising shift technicians, managing equipment maintenance, and ensuring production goals are met. Additional duties include providing emergency response support and traveling domestically and internationally as necessary.

• Supervise shift technicians regarding attendance, PTO approval, work schedules, timecard approvals and performance.
• Lead shift technicians on daily priorities and assignments based on production needs and requirements from Equipment Engineers and Manager.
• Support engineering improvement projects and KPIs.
• Follow up and provide updates on critical tasks and projects.
• Guide and mentor/coach shift technicians on troubleshooting.
• Maintain various wafer processing tools as directed by management and equipment engineers.
• The ability to run equipment to validate corrective actions were successful.
• Coordinate/perform both reactive maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on various wafer and assembly processing tools to maintain optimal uptime, including all support equipment such as pumps, power supplies, and gas cabinets.
• Track, record and communicate progress of maintenance work being performed on Fab, Back End and Assembly equipment.
• Train and mentor new team members.
• Ensure technicians have necessary tools to perform required tasks.
• Able to work independently and in a team environment when required.
• Applies appropriate troubleshooting skills based to correctly repair common failures.
• Assist technicians and engineers in data collection to resolve reoccurring equipment issues.
• Utilize available training materials, aids, and certification requirements to assist in meeting assigned personal improvement goals.
• Participates in team meetings for continuous improvement projects. Able to attend vendor offsite training as required.
• Be a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT).
• Collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, Test Engineering and other Departments.
• Provide timely updates/communications on equipment status to Management as well as Camstar System.
• Carry company provided cell phones, maintaining communications to provide 24/7 factory support.
• Required to travel both domestically and internationally if/when needed.

Preferred Minimum Education

• Military Electronics certification or AS technical degree in electronics preferred.

• 7+ years experience maintaining wafer processing equipment.

Prior experience in a Lead or Supervisory role.

• TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8, ASML 5500, Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix asher, Koyo vertical furnace, Lam rainbow, Disco Grinder/Saws, EVG Bond/Debond 850, CMP Polish, WET Etch Process, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, MEI SRD, MPI Diesort tools, Camtek Eagle AVI, Chroma / EG Probers.

• Leadership skills to direct and guide a team of technicians.
• Strong communication skills with leadership experience (fostering servant leadership principles as a culture).
• Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, math, computers, and testing.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs (i.e. Microsoft products).
• Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and ability to learn the operational concepts of systems and how to perform diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques to solve more complex operational and system problems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, flow charts and cause and effect diagrams.
• Ability to set up, operate and interpret output of test equipment including oscilloscopes, digital volt‑ohm meters, current and voltage sources and chart recorders.
• Ability to learn and adhere to established company and departmental policies pertaining to day‑to‑day operations.
• Must meet requirements for Emergency Response Team.
• Problem solving:
  Able to troubleshoot intermediate issues with little to no guidance.
• Knowledge of how to read electronic schematics and mechanical blueprints.
• Understand and follow both written procedures and verbal instructions, in the preventive maintenance of wafer fab equipment.
• Individual must…