Sr. Manager Equipment Engineering (53243)

Headway Technologies•Milpitas, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Manager of Equipment Engineering oversees, monitors, and performs repair and preventative maintenance of industrial tools and tool sets in a wafer fabrication facility. The role supports tool selection, qualification, and optimization; oversees the materials and stores departments; analyzes equipment data and prepares reports; forecasts and maintains headcount requirements; and reviews and approves Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI’s) to keep information current. The position reports to the Director of Equipment Maintenance and Engineering and is located in Milpitas, California. The role supervises, develops, and evaluates personnel, makes employment-related decisions, and manages and mentors direct reports on the Quality Management System. It collaborates with Environmental Health and Safety, vendors, field service personnel, employees, and other departments to support safe and effective equipment operations and continual improvement.

Requirements

Master’s degree and/or equivalent relevant experience.
Ten years of hands-on equipment maintenance experience in a high-volume manufacturing facility.
Experience using FabTime, MESA, JMP, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Knowledge of routine scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in a wafer manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of wafer manufacturing principles, processes, and equipment.
Knowledge of management principles, practices, and techniques.
Ability to use Microsoft Office to create spreadsheets, Word documents, and presentations.
Ability to use MESA, FabTime, SPC, or similar wafer-tracking applications to analyze data.
Ability to create reports, analyze data, and present findings.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with contractors, consultants, employees, and management at all levels.
Ability to work productively and collaboratively with employees and management at all levels.
Ability to comply with safety policies and procedures.
Demonstrated organizational, time-management, project or process management, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
Flexibility and ability to prioritize.
Ability to work in a Class 100 ESD-sensitive wafer manufacturing facility, wear required cleanroom garments and a respirator, and perform the physical activities described in the working conditions.

Responsibilities

Supervise, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure efficient departmental operations, including making employment-related decisions such as hiring and terminations.
Oversee, monitor, and perform repair and preventative maintenance of industrial tools and tool sets in the wafer fab.
Assist with tool selection, qualification, and optimization to meet quality, performance, and yield specifications.
Analyze equipment and tool data, including MTTR, MTBF, and OEE; prepare reports and present findings.
Approve and oversee vendor or field service personnel work involving equipment repairs or maintenance.
Review, edit, update, and approve new or existing Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI’s).
Collaborate with Environmental Health and Safety to ensure preventive and routine maintenance complies with established safety standards.
Research, select, and schedule required departmental training and certification.
Maintain compliance with Headway’s Quality policy and manage and mentor direct reports regarding the Quality Management System (QMS).
Sustain and provide continual improvements to the QMS as required by the job function.
Respond to employee and department requests regarding equipment-related issues.
Forecast and maintain headcount requirements and oversee the materials and stores departments.
Adhere to safety policies and procedures and perform other duties of a similar nature or level.