Equipment Engineer

Micron•Manassas, VA

3d•$111,498 - $145,000

About The Position

Micron Technology is seeking an Equipment Engineer to monitor, sustain, and improve equipment in an assigned area. The role partners with Shift Operations team members, area engineers, tool vendors, customers, manufacturing equipment repair teams, and process engineering teams to maintain tool availability, quality, and manufacturing performance. It involves supervising tool performance, scheduling and carrying out preventive maintenance, and applying mechanical, electronic, and software skills to diagnose and resolve equipment issues. The engineer maintains records of manufacturers’ technical notices, upgrades, and safety issues; analyzes equipment performance and reliability; and develops programs and solutions that increase uptime and address manufacturing-process issues. The position supports and leads complex problem-solving, equipment installations and engineering tests, and hardware and software improvements. It also prepares reports on equipment availability, variability, and cost-reduction projects, and tracks actions and resources for tool installations, modifications, and removals. The role contributes to TPM activities and documentation, including TPM metrics, WS health reports, CIP items, MTAGs, MOP documents, and restoration guides. It supports inventory and spare-parts management, PM scheduling and documentation, chamber configuration and matching, containment and recovery during excursions, and the development of SPC/FDC strategies to improve quality. The engineer teaches equipment operation and repair procedures and trains technicians in proper tool maintenance. The employer will accept a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field, plus two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. The position requires experience or skills in equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, project management, data analysis and SPC, vacuum systems, thermodynamics or heat transfer, plasma physics, electrical repair, and Lam Plasma Etching tools. The US base salary range is $111,498 to $145,000 for this full-time position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
Two years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
Project management.
Data analysis and SPC.
Vacuum systems.
Thermodynamics or heat transfer.
Plasma physics.
Electrical repair.
Lam Plasma Etching tools.

Responsibilities

Monitor, sustain, and improve equipment in the assigned area in partnership with Shift Operations team members, area engineers, and tool vendors.
Supervise tool performance and schedule and perform preventive maintenance.
Diagnose and resolve equipment issues using mechanical, electronic, and software skills.
Maintain current records of equipment manufacturers’ technical notices, upgrades, and safety issues.
Analyze equipment performance and reliability and develop solutions to increase uptime and address manufacturing-process issues.
Provide technical support to manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering teams, and define and write preventive maintenance schedules.
Complete required training and follow safety policies, prioritizing safety and quality.
Communicate proactively about potential yield loss, excursions, defects, tool restrictions, and output loss; keep pass-down information accurate and up to date.
Support and lead complex problem-solving efforts and provide timely guidance on equipment issues.
Contribute to TPM activities and documentation, including TPM metrics, WS health reports, CIP items, MTAGs, MOP documents, and restoration guides.
Escalate inventory-related issues to the 1st shift team, including ATIR, dead inventory, kitting BOMs, and spares concerns.
Assist with equipment installations and engineering tests.
Partner with customers to develop hardware and software improvements.
Prepare reports summarizing equipment availability, variability, and cost-reduction projects.
Track actions and provide direction or resources to complete tasks supporting tool installations, modifications, and removals on time.
Ensure tool availability and quality performance on a workstation.
Teach equipment operation and repair procedures and train technicians to maintain tools properly.
Improve spare-parts availability and adjust safety-stock levels as needed.
Schedule weekly preventive maintenance to balance line coverage.
Enhance communication between engineering and production teams.
Diagnose difficult tool issues and long-term down chambers and improve equipment reaction mechanisms.
Maintain preventive-maintenance BOMs.
Qualify second-source parts to reduce cost.
Optimize chamber configurations to extend preventive-maintenance life.
Develop methods and techniques to reduce defectivity.
Assist Process Owners with chamber matching.
Lead equipment containment and recovery during excursions.
Create SPC/FDC strategies to improve quality.