Technician 4, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

Western Digital•Fremont, CA

About The Position

The Technician 4, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance performs routine and preventative maintenance on semiconductor and other high-volume manufacturing equipment, troubleshoots tool issues, and helps maintain optimum tool performance and uptime. The role works with engineering, vendors, and other groups to improve equipment reliability, reduce failures and repair times, increase time between preventative maintenance, and resolve yield issues. It also involves documenting information for pass-down meetings, interpreting technical materials, recommending process improvements, responding to team inquiries, and following safety and cleanroom protocols.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in electronics, 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 semiconductor-like manufacturing equipment, including applicable 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.
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 cleanroom protocols.
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 equipment issues quickly and 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 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, accident, and disability insurance
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Voluntary benefits, including supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity
Tuition reimbursement
Transit benefits
Applause Program
Employee stock purchase plan
WD Savings 401(k) Plan
Potential eligibility for short-term or sales incentive bonuses
Potential eligibility for annual long-term incentive awards, including restricted stock units or cash equivalents
Potential eligibility for overtime pay for non-exempt positions
Potential eligibility for shift differential pay depending on assigned shift