Mfg Tech Specialist

Keysight Technologies, Inc.•Santa Rosa, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Keysight Technologies is hiring full-time equipment technicians for a semiconductor manufacturing facility. This position is at our Santa Rosa, California site, located in the wine country, about one hour north of San Francisco. Santa Rosa is a medium-size city of 175,000 people, with a mild climate and many recreational opportunities. Keysight in Santa Rosa is a product development site and has many technically challenging jobs. We design and build test instruments for RF/microwave communications, 5G, and autonomous vehicles. Keysight culture values teamwork, collaboration, work/life balance, diversity and inclusivity. Keysight has been voted a Great Place to Work four years in a row. Job Description: Maintenance Technician to Support Thin Film department in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. Work with R&D equipment in Keysight’s Thin Film Fab. Maintain and repair electro-mechanical equipment that may use high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, advanced imaging, and many other state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques. Work closely with process engineers and operators to aid in both volume production and R&D process development. Work with suppliers to select and purchase spare parts, and to coordinate service visits. Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs in a manufacturing environment. Work closely with our Equipment Engineering team to: Assist in the retirement of legacy tools Develop written maintenance procedures Install new process tools Develop PM and repair procedures and determine spare parts requirements Assist with implementing hardware improvements and automation projects.

Requirements

Maintenance experience with manufacturing equipment or other complex systems.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite of tools and standard engineering practices.
Strong personal and e-mail communication skills.
Proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously and solve complex problems independently.
Ability to learn on the job and work with cutting edge technologies and processes.
Desire to work in a highly technical organization with a very strong and inclusive team.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience maintaining semiconductor equipment or complex manufacturing hardware
AS/BA/BS degree in Electronics, military electronics training, or strong electro-mechanical technical capability.
Previous experience working across disciplines including mechanics, electronics, materials science, and software engineering.
Experience with semiconductor manufacturing techniques is highly desired.
Experience with high vacuum technology, deposition methods, different etching technologies and RF sources.

Responsibilities

Maintain and repair electro-mechanical equipment that may use high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, advanced imaging, and many other state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques.
Work closely with process engineers and operators to aid in both volume production and R&D process development.
Work with suppliers to select and purchase spare parts, and to coordinate service visits.
Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs in a manufacturing environment.
Assist in the retirement of legacy tools
Develop written maintenance procedures
Install new process tools
Develop PM and repair procedures and determine spare parts requirements
Assist with implementing hardware improvements and automation projects.