Equipment Engineering Manager

Halo Industries•Santa Clara, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Engineering Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the Equipment Engineering organization supporting semiconductor manufacturing operations. This position is responsible for maximizing equipment reliability, availability, and performance while leading engineering teams that support production, process development, factory expansion, and continuous improvement initiatives. The manager is accountable for equipment lifecycle management, capital equipment projects, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, equipment qualifications, engineering resource planning, technical problem solving, and driving operational excellence. The role works cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Facilities, Quality, Supply Chain, New Product Introduction (NPI), and Executive Leadership to ensure manufacturing objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline.
10+ years of semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineering experience.
5+ years of engineering leadership or people management experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience supporting high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.
Experience with equipment including: CMP, Wet Bench, Wafer Grinding, Edge Grinding, Wafer Cleaning, Metrology. Optical Inspection Tools, Surface Preparation Equipment, and Automation Systems.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop Equipment Engineers, Senior Equipment Engineers, Equipment Technicians, and Engineering Specialists.
Establish department vision, annual objectives, and performance metrics aligned with business goals.
Build a high-performance engineering organization through coaching, mentoring, technical development, and succession planning.
Conduct hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and career development.
Establish engineering standards, procedures, and best practices.
Develop technical competency matrices and training programs.
Develop strategies that maximize equipment availability and manufacturing throughput.
Responsibilities include: Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Corrective Maintenance (CM), Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM).
Drive improvements in: Equipment Availability, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Maintenance Compliance, and Equipment Utilization.
Lead structured Root Cause Analysis using: 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), FMEA and Pareto Analysis.
Ensure equipment readiness to support production schedules.
Prioritize engineering resources based on factory needs.
Support 24/7 manufacturing operations.
Respond to critical equipment failures and production escalations.
Coordinate engineering coverage across multiple shifts.
Manage engineering on-call support.
Lead qualification of new and modified manufacturing equipment including: Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), Performance Qualification (PQ), Process Qualification, and Production Release.
Ensure equipment meets: Process capability requirements, Customer specifications, and Safety requirements.
Lead Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence initiatives including: Downtime Reduction, Throughput, Cycle Time, Yield, Scrap Reduction, Cost of Ownership, PM Optimization, and Spare Parts Optimization.