Equipment Engineering Technician: Day Shifts

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain various wafer processing tools as directed by management, equipment engineers, and/or senior technicians.
• Run equipment to validate that corrective actions were successful.
• Coordinate/perform both reactive maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on 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 performed on Fab, Back End, and Assembly equipment.
• Train and mentor new team members.
• Work independently and in a team environment when required.
• Apply appropriate troubleshooting skills to correctly repair common failures.
• Assist senior technicians and engineers in data collection to resolve recurring equipment issues.
• Utilize available training materials, aids, and certification requirements to meet assigned personal improvement goals.
• Participate in team meetings for continuous improvements and 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.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with the EES Manager and EES Engineers/Technicians.
• Provide timely updates/communications on equipment status to Management and the Camstar system.
• Travel domestically and internationally when needed.

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

• 2+ years experience maintaining wafer processing equipment.
• Preferred: maintenance knowledge in multiple of the following equipment:
• Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Koyo vertical furnace, Lam rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, WET Etch Process, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, and MEI SRD, TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8, ASML 5500.

• Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, mathematics, computers, and testing.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft products.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and ability to learn the operational concepts of systems and perform diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques to solve 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 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 or no guidance.
• Initial responder for unscheduled down tools.
• Knowledge of how to read electronic schematics and mechanical blueprints.
• Understand and follow written procedures and verbal instructions for preventive maintenance of wafer fab equipment.
• Self‑motivated and able to organize and manage daily work as directed by management, equipment engineers, or senior technicians.
• Work both independently and in a team environment.
• Organize and balance planned and unplanned activities in a timely, professional manner.
• Effectively communicate progress and completion of tasks.

• Read, analyze, and interpret technical instructions.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries.
• Apply mathematical concepts such as exponents and logarithms for data analysis as required.
• Problem solve, collect data, and establish facts to draw valid solutions.
• Interpret technical instructions both written and verbal.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with internal customers.
• Basic understanding of processes run on tool sets to interface with process team.
• Mentor junior team members.

• Work in a Class 100/1000 clean room.
• Wear full clean room attire.
• Work with and/or around chemicals such as acids and solids.
• Work with and/or around gases, both hazardous and non‑hazardous.
• Stand for up to 10 hours at a time.
• Lift 50 pounds or push/pull up to 150 pounds.
• Work a compressed…