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Alchemy are currently partnering with a global technology firm who are looking to recruit a Equipment Engineer/ Equipment Technician, to be based onsite a client site in Redmond, WA.
Responsibilities:
Equipment Engineer/ Equipment Technician
Job Description
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.
- 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.
- 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.