Sr. Vacuum Equipment Engineer

Seagate Technology • Bloomington, MN

135d • $92,310 - $131,994

About The Position

This position will work with the Vacuum Equipment Engineering team in our Bloomington, MN facility to support the vacuum equipment used to build the recording heads that go into every Seagate Hard Disc Drive (HDD). Equipment engineering is responsible for controlling all tooling on the factory floor that is used to fabricate Magnetic Recording Heads used within Seagate HDDs. We employ traditional equipment-control methods as well as novel KPIV streamline systems to monitor and analyze the health of our equipment in real time and make needed actions automatically. We also manage the development and deployment of new wafer manufacturing tools. You will interact with a range of team members from technicians, operators, engineers, and management. You will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and to learn from others on the team. Seagate believes this is critical to the growth of our employees, as well as our Company.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in wafer manufacturing and semiconductor production equipment.
• Knowledge of design of experiments (methods of design).
• Experience with statistical analytic tools, Six Sigma, JMP or Minitab or other statistical software.
• Demonstrated hands-on familiarity with vacuum related tooling and processing like physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, ion beam milling, ICP etching, or anneal technology in a high to ultra-high vacuum application.
• Experience in computer hardware and/or programming.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering related field (i.e. Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, Materials, Physics, or Information Technology) and 5 years of experience, or master's degree in the same and 3 years' experience, or PhD and 0 years' experience or equivalent experience and education.

Nice To Haves

• Strong written and verbal skills; ability to persuade and gain agreement with cross functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and perform KPIV analysis to predict tool performance or catch tool excursion.
• Must be willing to work off shift hours on an 'as need' basis.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for development and deployment of equipment (deposition, reactive etching, and annealing) within a manufacturing setting.
• Oversee manufacturing equipment issues (equipment scrap, MDA, cycle-time reduction, multiple-path maintenance).
• Develop factory automation system to improve tool performance (C#/ Python / R).
• Develop systematic and automated methods for tool controlling across multiple tools, including implementing streamline KPIV controls, Out-of-Control Action Plans (OCAPs), Preventive Maintenance plan (MP) instruction, equipment manufacturers' training plan and safety issues.
• Use Six Sigma methodologies and techniques to maximize the tool performance or minimize the variability.
• Evaluate, recommend and ensure the tools/parts/materials that are most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacture.
• Oversee the installation, modification, upgrade, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Maintain all equipment control documents and ensure congruency across Seagate's recording-head manufacturing sites.
• Provide technical support to the manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering organizations.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Short-and long-term disability.
• 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Health savings account.
• Dependent care and healthcare spending accounts.
• Paid time off, including 12 holidays.
• Flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy.
• A minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree