Module Equipment Engineer

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You will demonstrate a strong sense of reliability and enthusiasm and will embody our core values – Integrity, Commitment, Innovation and Customer Trust. The focus of this role is to improve tool performance and availability while meeting uptime and cycle time requirements.

• CMP :
  Chemical Mechanical Planarization
• CVD :
  Chemical Vapor Deposition
• PVD :
  Physical Vapor Deposition
• EPI :
  Epitaxy
• DIF :
  Diffusion
• WET :
  Wet Clean
• ME :
  Metrology
• Etch :
  Wet Etch and Dry Etch
• LIT :
  Lithography

• Maintain equipment performance in clean room environment for quality production.
• Handle on‑duty and fundamental alarm troubleshooting.
• Install and qualify new tool sets according to the planned schedule in a timely manner.
• Find root cause and solve critical equipment issues.
• Improve tool uptime availability and drive defect reduction.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for hardware capability enhancement.
• Build defense/monitoring systems to prevent equipment failure or performance loss.
• Manage vendor relationships and be the module liaison with facilities, vendors, and manufacturing shift personnel.
• Schedule night shifts, weekend on‑duty, and on‑call in a 24/7 high‑volume manufacturing environment as required.

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent fields.
• Working experience knowledge in mechanical‑related or semiconductor processes is preferred.
• Academic skills of numerical analysis, statistics, optics, chemistry, or physics.
• At least 1 year experience in the semiconductor industry as an Equipment Engineer is a strong add.
• Able to lift weight consistent with applicable regulations and/or safety guidelines, including NIOSH lifting recommendations.
• Able to work in a cleanroom environment, gowning up in coveralls, hoods, boots, safety glasses and gloves; spend significant time on the factory floor working on the tools.
• All Equipment Engineers may be required to work a compressed work week (4‑day on, 3‑day off, 3‑day on, 4‑day off) and may be required to work night shift on a rotational basis.
• Night shift rotations are expected to be no more than 4 months per calendar year.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills that enable working on cross‑functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Able to take initiatives, adapt priorities and responsibilities to support business needs.
• Hands‑on participant with a strong sense of ownership.
• Team player with leadership skills that can multitask and thrive in a very dynamic and fast‑paced environment.
• Goal‑driven with demonstrated ability of working in a high‑performing team culture.
• Quick assimilation to new technology.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems and to own the efforts to address and resolve root causes.

Phoenix, AZ

May require travel dependent on business needs.

Relocation assistance available.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Semiconductor Manufacturing