Technician 3, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

Western Digital • Fremont, CA

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About The Position

The Technician 3, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance performs routine and preventative maintenance on semiconductor and other high-volume manufacturing equipment, troubleshoots tool issues, and works to maintain equipment performance and uptime. The role collaborates with engineering, vendors, and other groups to improve tool reliability, reduce failure and repair times, increase the time between preventative maintenance, and resolve yield issues.

The technician prepares information for pass-down meetings, interprets technical documentation and equipment diagrams, recommends process improvements, responds to inquiries, follows safety and clean room procedures, and performs other similar duties. The posting describes experience across several equipment areas, including vacuum, photo, plate and wet etch, and chemical mechanical polish (CMP) maintenance.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in electronics or industrial manufacturing, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Two or more 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 semiconductor-like manufacturing tools, such as AMAT Endura, Veeco, Novellus, Canon Anelva, ASML Scanners, Nikon Steppers, KLA Metrology, DNS coat and develop tracks, wet etch tools, electroplating tools, Eco Snow CO2 cleaners, AMAT CD SEM, CMP tools, Park Systems AFM, and Nanometrics metrology tools.
• Knowledge and ability to perform routine and preventative maintenance on semiconductor tools and tool sets.
• Knowledge and ability to read complex schematics, mechanical drawings, vacuum diagrams and flow charts, OEM manuals, instructions, and tool guides.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• 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 tools operate at optimum levels and within specification.
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues quickly and efficiently to support tool uptime.
• Partner with engineering, vendors, and other groups to improve reliability, reduce MTBF and MTTR, increase MTTPM, and resolve yield issues.
• Prepare data or documentation for daily or 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 other 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
• Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit benefits
• Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• WD Savings 401(k) Plan
• Potential eligibility for bonus awards under the Short Term Incentive Plan or Sales Incentive Plan
• Potential eligibility for the annual Long-Term Incentive program, including restricted stock units or cash equivalents
• Potential eligibility for overtime pay for non-exempt positions and shift differential pay, depending on assigned shift

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree