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Senior Equipment Engineer

@ Halo Industries
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Santa Clara, California, United States
$110k-$125k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:maintain tools, troubleshoot equipment, improve performance
Requirements Summary:BS in mechanical, electrical, or materials science; 5+ years in equipment maintenance/engineering in semiconductor fab; root-cause analysis; experience with hand/power tools; willing to overtime.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Lean Preventive Maintenance, AI tools, Microsoft Windows, Google Workspace, Process Logic Control (PLC), Data analysis
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Job Description

Primary Function of Position: 

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Equipment Engineer to manage and

maintain Fab tools running multiple processes.  In this role, you will be responsible for

maintaining, optimizing, and troubleshooting various tools crucial to our semiconductor

manufacturing production line. You will work collaboratively with process engineering,

maintenance, manufacturing, vendors, and other cross-functional teams to optimize

equipment performance and reliability.

Position Roles and Responsibilities for Senior Equipment Engineer include: 

Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting:

  • Responsible for managing and maintaining Fab tools running multiple processes
  • Make sure that the machine will be repaired in the quickest possible time in case it experiences breakdown
  • Perform preventive maintenance on assigned toolsets per established procedures
  • Oversee troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrade implementations to optimize equipment performance and maximize uptime.
  • Plan and implement comprehensive maintenance work on machines to make sure it will always meet its required performance and reliability

Training & Mentorship:

  • Promoting cross-functional collaboration with R&D and production teams
  • Collaborate with various departments to improve equipment performance enhance yield, and minimize downtime
  • Provide immediate supervision to a group of equipment technicians, assigning tasks and checking work at frequent intervals
  • Provide useful information to SPML on issues related to machines or in other cases that would require skills and experience
  • Initiate and implement ways to improve the machine performance through equipment or process modifications and upgrades
  • Prepare and monitor the machines’ spare parts and tools
  • Directly interacts with manufacturing and other departments to achieve company common goals
  • Make sure all instruments are calibrated and properly maintained
  • Ensure that the machine will be running according to SPML specs
  • Monitor and institute necessary actions to maintain and upgrade performance
  • Must have good communications with machine supplier regarding machine issues and improve the machines
  • Investigate safety related issues and implement corrective and preventive actions to avoid recurrence
  • Provides updates to the management for issues related to tool availability, yield, cost etc.