Equipment Maintenance Manager

Overview

Skorpios Technologies, Inc. is an innovator in composite silicon photonic technology and semiconductor development. We are in search of hard-working, motivated, and innovative employees to work in a challenging and fast-pace environment. This is an opportunity to work with a highly motivated, high-performance technical team on highly differentiated, disruptive technologies.

The Equipment Maintenance Manager ensures that Skorpios’s semiconductor processing (CMP, etch, films, lithography, wet tools), metrology, and packaging equipment is clean, stable, and available for a 24×365 semiconductor fab operation. The Equipment Maintenance Manager ensures rapid response to equipment failures, as well as execution of preventive maintenance plans to minimize failures. The Equipment Maintenance Manager analyzes equipment availability, MTBF and MTTR, failure modes and mode changes to update protocols or identify negative trends and propose mitigation plans.

This position is expected to work closely with the manufacturing team and engineering for scheduling and troubleshooting of issues and requires direct engagement and hands-on activities for equipment repairs in the cleanroom.

• Manage and direct equipment maintenance staff to enact repairs and perform preventive maintenance; improve staff efficiencies.
• Identify and manage critical spare parts, including pumps and orings.
• Manage vendor contracts and the FSE and parts management that accompanies them. Search for hard-to-find parts, schedule non-contract FSE work, and find creative solutions to tool failures.
• Analyze equipment downtime and utilization data to find trends, then recommend corrective or preventive actions.
• Ensure scheduling of resources includes cross-training for equipment maintenance technicians.

• Equipment preventive maintenance schedule management
• OSHA and HAZMAT experience
• Strong troubleshooting skills at cross-functional team levels and at the equipment component level
• OEE
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Budget management

• Competitive salary
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid disability
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Gym membership discounts

This position is located at a facility that operates under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be "U.S. persons" within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a "U.S. person" as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., "Green Card Holder"), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Skorpios Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, protected leave status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

As a federal contractor, Skorpios Technologies, Inc. takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Skorpios Technologies, Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at

• Equipment Maintenance Technicians & the Manager work up to 12-hour shifts in a wafer fab.
• Roughly 75-80% of the day is spent in a temperature-controlled cleanroom environment; must be able to tolerate full coverage cleanroom gown, boots, hood, safety glasses, and other PPE.
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required to prevent exposure to hazardous materials such as low/high voltage, gases, high air pressure, chemicals, solvents, and acids.
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