Equipment Engineering Technician: B / D-Shift

Coherent•Sherman, TX

About The Position

The Equipment Engineering Technician maintains wafer-processing and assembly-processing equipment, including associated support equipment such as pumps, power supplies, and gas cabinets. The role performs reactive and scheduled preventive maintenance, operates equipment to verify corrective actions, troubleshoots failures, and tracks and communicates maintenance progress and equipment status. The technician supports data collection and investigations into recurring equipment issues, collaborates with engineering and other departments, and coordinates activities with EES management, engineers, and technicians. The position also includes mentoring and training team members, participating in continuous-improvement meetings, attending vendor training when required, serving on the Emergency Response Team (ERT), and traveling domestically or internationally if needed. The role requires working in a Class 100/1000 clean room, wearing full clean-room attire, and working with or around chemicals and gases. The schedule may be a compressed shift alternating between three and four consecutive 12-hour shifts weekly, or Monday–Friday shifts of 9.5 hours, as needed. Employees must be able to pass and maintain ERT clearance through periodic physicals and follow site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. corporate EHS standards. Depending on location, the position may also support applicable quality and environmental management standards, including ISO 9000, 9001, and 14001.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience maintaining wafer-processing equipment.
Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, mathematics, computers, and testing.
Basic computer skills and familiarity with software such as Microsoft products.
Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and ability to learn system operation, diagnostics, and troubleshooting methods for more complex problems.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings or blueprints, pneumatic diagrams, flow charts, and cause-and-effect diagrams.
Ability to set up, operate, and interpret output from test equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital volt-ohm meters, current and voltage sources, and chart recorders.
Ability to troubleshoot intermediate issues with little to no guidance and serve as an initial responder for unscheduled tool downtime.
Ability to follow written procedures and verbal instructions for preventive maintenance of wafer-fab equipment.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, organize daily work, and balance planned and unplanned activities professionally and on time.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical instructions and respond to internal and external inquiries.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as exponents and logarithms for data analysis when required, collect data, establish facts, and develop valid solutions.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with internal customers and provide effective updates.
Basic understanding of processes run on tool sets to interface with the process team.
Ability to work in a Class 100/1000 clean room and wear full clean-room attire.
Ability to work with or around acids, solids, and hazardous and non-hazardous gases.
Ability to stand for up to 10 hours at a time, lift 50 pounds, or push/pull up to 150 pounds.
Flexibility to work either a compressed schedule alternating between three and four consecutive 12-hour shifts weekly or Monday–Friday 9.5-hour shifts, as needed.
Ability to pass and maintain ERT clearance through periodic physicals.
Compliance with site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. corporate EHS standards.

Nice To Haves

Military Electronics certification or an associate technical degree in electronics is preferred.
Maintenance knowledge of multiple equipment types, including Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Koyo vertical furnace, Lam Rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, WET Etch Process, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, MEI SRD, TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8, and ASML 5500.

Responsibilities

Maintain wafer-processing and assembly-processing equipment as directed by management, equipment engineers, or senior technicians.
Operate equipment to validate that corrective actions were successful.
Coordinate and perform reactive maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on processing tools and support equipment, including pumps, power supplies, and gas cabinets.
Track, record, and communicate progress on maintenance work involving Fab, Back End, and Assembly equipment.
Train and mentor new and junior team members.
Troubleshoot and repair common equipment failures, including responding initially to unscheduled tool downtime.
Assist senior technicians and engineers with data collection to resolve recurring equipment issues.
Use available training materials and aids and meet certification requirements to support personal improvement goals.
Participate in team meetings focused on continuous improvement and attend vendor offsite training when required.
Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and meet its requirements.
Collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, Test Engineering, and other departments.
Coordinate maintenance activities with the EES Manager and EES Engineers and Technicians.
Provide timely equipment-status updates and communications to management and through the Camstar System.
Travel domestically and internationally when needed.
Organize and balance planned and unplanned work, communicate task progress and completion, and follow written procedures and verbal instructions.
Follow applicable site EHS procedures, corporate EHS standards, and relevant quality and environmental management system responsibilities.