Position Name: Equipment Engineer / Equipment Engineering Technician
Location: Redmond, WA
Shift Timings : 3:00 PM 12:00 AM PST
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.:
Levels can be distinguished as Engineer 1, Tech 3, Tech 2, Tech 1
Engineer levels may own simple tools and related metrics, but overall metric goal setting and vendor relationship is owned by superior engineer
Perform preventative maintenance operations on equipment following SOPs and general equipment best practices
Perform basic clean room materials operations and logistics, as specified, including but not limited to handling of chemicals, gases, supplies.
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 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 turn-over meetings
Perform or support installation and upgrades of tools and systems
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
Minimum Qualifications:
Years of experience in Process Engineering
Implementation of SPC methods
Laser Characterization and Photonic Integrated Circuits
Experience with software tools: K-Layout, Synopsys, Python or similar
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
Preferred Skills:
Operate nanofabrication tools to support experiments and pilot runs according to workflow and project schedules
Manage the development of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) from conception through implementation
ECP processes and can independently handle and develop and ECP processes improving current fab equipment performance
Conduct repair activities on equipment in collaboration with equipment engineering team, process engineering team and vendors as required
Document the results of all process work
Prepare and maintain SOPs
Train new team members as needed
Support process engineering, equipment engineering and field service staff for tool trouble shooting, introduction and modifications
Support movement of materials and material logistics and timely transactions of workflow
Support maintenance of technical systems and repair activities on tools especially cleanroom devices