Vensure Employer Solutions · 1 month ago
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer - Plasma Etch - South Portland, ME
South Portland, ME
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelVensure Employer Solutions is seeking a full-time equipment engineer to join their talented manufacturing team. The role is responsible for improving operational efficiency, ensuring a safe working environment, and maintaining semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with a focus on LAM Etch Platforms.
Customer ServiceFinancial ServicesHuman ResourcesRisk Management
Responsibilities
Working hours: 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday. Required hours to keep assigned area running as smoothly as possible
Work is performed within a clean room environment that requires the wearing of a smock, hood, booties, latex gloves, and safety glasses
A safety-minded approach is required: employees must learn, understand and follow all safety documentation, specs and protocols, including LOTO. Must also be able to identify and eliminate safety concerns and regulatory violations
High quality standard for all equipment operations and outputs
Seek out and collect data (SPC, FDC, OLPMs) to make data-based decisions. Uses data to determine root causes for equipment excursions
Identifies abnormal tool conditions and execute corrective actions
Directs one's own work at a high level and demonstrates advanced leadership skills for small teams
Sought out as a subject matter expert for assigned area
Has technical knowledge of the equipment and sub-systems within assigned area. Subsystems could include electromechanical systems, electro-pneumatic systems, Rf delivery systems, chems & gas delivery systems, and vacuum systems
Develops sufficient process knowledge to understand recipes, FDC signals and expected process outputs
Ability to seek out and develop equipment efficiency improvements
Possesses strong structured problem-solving skills
Must be able to develop schedules for equipment installations and work with the OEM as well as in-house resources to achieve the project milestones
Mentor technicians with respect to new procedures and equipment troubleshooting
Maintain equipment preventative maintenance procedures
Troubleshooting could require the use of airline respirator, wearing of personal protective equipment, working with hazardous gases and chemicals, working with high voltages and high temperatures and lifting of objects that weigh up to 50 lbs
Reviews tool histories for all area tools looking for common themes and proposes improvements / repairs and executes on them
Qualification
Required
Flexible schedule and willingness to work occasional overtime
Responsible for multiple activities including future planning, project execution, improving operational efficiency, ensuring a safe working environment and periodic maintenance and repair of semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Deliverables include PM procedures, effectively maintain semiconductor manufacturing equipment, technical guidance and assistance with troubleshooting repairs, and ongoing projects to improve equipment efficiency on the LAM Etch Platforms
Metrics include Equipment OEE, Equipment Availability & Overall Equipment Cost/Mask Move
Working hours: 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday
Work performed within a clean room environment requiring the wearing of a smock, hood, booties, latex gloves, and safety glasses
Safety-minded approach required: learn, understand and follow all safety documentation, specs and protocols, including LOTO
Identify and eliminate safety concerns and regulatory violations
High quality standard for all equipment operations and outputs
Seek out and collect data (SPC, FDC, OLPMs) to make data-based decisions
Use data to determine root causes for equipment excursions
Identify abnormal tool conditions and execute corrective actions
Direct one's own work at a high level and demonstrate advanced leadership skills for small teams
Sought out as a subject matter expert for assigned area
Technical knowledge of the equipment and sub-systems within assigned area
Develop sufficient process knowledge to understand recipes, FDC signals and expected process outputs
Ability to seek out and develop equipment efficiency improvements
Possess strong structured problem-solving skills
Develop schedules for equipment installations and work with the OEM as well as in-house resources to achieve project milestones
Mentor technicians with respect to new procedures and equipment troubleshooting
Maintain equipment preventative maintenance procedures
Troubleshooting could require the use of airline respirator, wearing of personal protective equipment, working with hazardous gases and chemicals, working with high voltages and high temperatures and lifting of objects that weigh up to 50 lbs
Review tool histories for all area tools looking for common themes and propose improvements / repairs and execute on them
Strong semiconductor equipment knowledge
Comfortable handling chemicals (including acids, bases, and solvents) and gases
Ability to troubleshoot subsystems including electromechanical systems, electro-pneumatic systems, Rf delivery systems, chems & gas delivery systems, and vacuum systems
Ability to read electrical schematics
Ability to work well in a collaborative environment, and as part of a team
Flexibility to work outside of normal schedule as needed
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively create clear and concise specifications for PM procedures & check sheets
Excellent interpersonal skills to provide technical direction to technicians and periodic technical updates to management
Excellent project management skills and project execution acumen
Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and taking ownership of equipment within assigned area
B.S. in Engineering or relevant technical discipline, or Military Equivalent
Demonstrable Equipment Engineering skills & experiences
Preferred
Strong semiconductor equipment experience, preferably in plasma etch
Company
Vensure Employer Solutions
Vensure Employer Solutions is a privately owned professional employer organization (PEO) headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, with offices in Sarasota, Florida, and Duluth, Georgia.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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2024-10-14Debt Financing· $2.2B
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