Technician 3, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance
About The Position
WD is seeking a Technician 3 to maintain manufacturing equipment supporting the storage systems used in data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure. The role performs routine and preventative maintenance on semiconductor and high-volume manufacturing tools, troubleshoots equipment issues, and works with engineering, vendors, and other groups to improve reliability and resolve yield issues. The technician prepares documentation for pass-down meetings, interprets technical documentation, recommends process improvements, and follows safety and clean room procedures. The position is based at WD’s San Jose Great Oaks Headquarters.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in electronics or industrial manufacturing, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least two years of hands-on equipment maintenance experience in the semiconductor or high-volume manufacturing industry.
- Strong foundation in pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical disciplines.
- Experience with relevant semiconductor manufacturing tools, including tools in areas such as vacuum, photo, plate/wet etch, and chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), as applicable to the technician specialty.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge and ability to perform routine and preventative maintenance on semiconductor tools and tool sets.
- Ability to read complex schematics, mechanical drawings, vacuum diagrams, flow charts, OEM manuals, instructions, and tool guides.
- Ability to follow written or verbal instructions with minimal supervision.
- Effective verbal and written communication 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 and clean room protocols and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve equipment maintenance issues quickly and efficiently.
- Demonstrated organizational, time management, problem-solving, troubleshooting, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
- Flexibility and ability to prioritize.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance on tool sets and ensure they operate at optimum levels and within specification.
- Troubleshoot and resolve tool issues efficiently to support optimum tool uptime.
- Partner with engineering, vendors, and other groups to improve tool reliability, reduce MTBF and MTTR, increase MTTPM, and resolve yield issues.
- Prepare data or documentation for daily and weekly pass-down meetings.
- Read and interpret schematics, mechanical drawings, manuals, and tool repair guides.
- Recommend improvements or changes to existing processes in support of continuous improvement initiatives.
- Respond to inquiries from team members, managers, and departments.
- Adhere to required safety policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.
Benefits
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick leave
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Supplemental life and AD&D coverage
- Legal plan
- Pet insurance
- Critical illness coverage
- Accident and hospital indemnity coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit benefits
- Applause Program
- Employee stock purchase plan
- WD Savings 401(k) Plan
- Potential eligibility for bonuses under the Short Term Incentive Plan or Sales Incentive Plan
- Potential eligibility for the annual Long-Term Incentive program, consisting of restricted stock units or cash equivalents
- Potential overtime pay for non-exempt employees
- Potential shift differential pay depending on assigned shift
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
