Equipment Engineer - Entry Level

NXP SemiconductorsAustin, TX
Onsite

About The Position

Entry level semiconductor fab equipment engineer working primarily in the factory. This role involves maintaining, repairing, upgrading, and monitoring wafer fabrication equipment in various fab areas. The engineer will be responsible for identifying and reducing variations in process and tool performance, increasing production capacity, and supporting defectivity/scrap reduction efforts. Key activities include defining Out of Control Action Plans, improving tool reliability and availability, enhancing the cost performance of processes, and improving process monitoring and sensor capabilities. The role also involves qualifying alternate parts, developing and writing specifications, and implementing Six-Sigma statistical process control methods. Participation in and/or leadership of cross-functional and lean activity teams is also expected.

Requirements

  • Recent BS or MS in an engineering degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical preferred)
  • Ability to generate, analyze, and interpret data
  • Strong hands-on experience in building, maintaining, or repairing electromechanical or electrooptical systems
  • Ability to deal with multiple issues and shifting priorities
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to interact professionally with multiple disciplines and work together to prioritize issues and solve problems
  • Self-motivated; able to take initiative and effectively prioritize work for self
  • A strong desire to help create a positive, winning, world class working environment
  • Good foundational problem-solving skills with creative solutions and out-of-the-box thinking

Responsibilities

  • Maintain, repair, upgrade and monitor wafer fabrication equipment in various fab areas
  • Identification and variation reduction of process & tool performance
  • Increasing production capacity on new and existing toolsets
  • Identify and support defectivity/scrap reduction efforts
  • Defining Out of Control Action Plans
  • Improving tool reliability and availability
  • Improving cost performance of processes
  • Improving process monitoring and sensor capabilities
  • Qualifying alternate parts
  • Developing and writing specifications
  • Implementation of Six-Sigma statistical process control methods
  • Participating in and/or leading cross-functional and lean activity teams
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