Job Title: Equipment Engineer
Location: Redmond, WA
Contract Range: $95000/yr - $100,000/yr
Job Type: Fulltime
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Responsibilities:
• Equipment engineering related services that span the nanofabrication and post processing/packaging toolset including but not limited to lithography and patterning, cleaning, deposition, etch, metrology and simulation, adhesive dispensing, and chip mounting/bonding.
• Engineer will be accountable for tools and related metrics, but overall metric goal setting and vendor relationship is owned by client engineer
• Perform preventative maintenance operations on equipment following SOPs and general equipment best practices
• Schedule maintenance activities with vendors
• Conduct repair activities on equipment in collaboration with equipment engineering team, process engineering team and vendors as required
• Document all repair and PM activity
• Support maintenance of technical systems and repair activities on tools especially cleanroom devices
• Support root cause analysis of tool failures
• Support log data for tool uptime and utilize metrics to drive continuous improvement for tool availability including MES
• Attend shift passdown meetings
• Perform or support installation and upgrades of tools and systems
• Perform basic clean room materials operations and logistics, as specified, including but not limited to handling of chemicals, gasses, supplies.
• Train new team members as needed
• Prepare and maintain SOPs
• Work with facilities to support area maintenance and upkeep
• Support workstation safety and cleanliness.
Skills:
• Experience in Equipment Engineering, Maintenance or Process Engineering or similar field
• Understanding of SPC methods
• Candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering, or equivalent experience combined with education in nano-/micro-fabrication and semiconductor processing
• Demonstrated proficiency in collaboration with others
• Experience navigating and operating computers and machine interface
• Willing to wear a respirator and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for possible work handling hazardous materials
• Capable of supporting equipment maintenance that requires physical activities which includes: lifting parts, bending, twisting, kneeling, reaching, squatting, etc.
• Flexibility to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and responsibilities
Preferred Skills:
• The ideal candidate will have direct experience on wafer fabrication equipment in a cleanroom environment
• Understanding of high vacuum theory and equipment maintenance
• Mechanical, electrical, thermal, pneumatics, and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with chemical handling & disposal protocols