Technician 5, Engineering

Western DigitalFremont, CA
$84,200 - $112,300Onsite

About The Position

The primary objective of a Metro Engineering Technician is to provide disposition support for any wafers on hold in metrology area, recipe setup support for all metrology tool sets such as FIB, HTSEM, VSEM, AFM, Nano etc, supporting Metro Engineering requests/projects during off shift. This person will play a significant role in the areas of supporting production Cycle time and WIP move by taking care of metro related issues.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge and hands-on experience of metrology tools such as FIB, HTSEM, VSEM, AFM, KLA and Nano.
  • Working experience with manufacturing systems such as MESA, MITECS, CAMSTAR, SPOTFIRE, SPECDB, or similar applications.
  • Familiarity with data analysis tools such as SQL, JMP, or similar query/analysis platforms.
  • Solid problem-solving, troubleshooting, and computer skills with the ability to address minor process and equipment issues.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to quickly learn and apply new knowledge.

Nice To Haves

  • Associate degree or higher with 3+ years hands on experience.
  • Semiconductor/data storage wafer process experience is a plus
  • Any Metrology experience in AFM, FIB, HTSEM, VSEM, Nano is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Support the Metro Engineering team in the Metro area and assist manufacturing with wafer disposition and overall production flow.
  • Follow Metro Engineer instructions to set up, modify, and maintain metro recipes.
  • Support qualification and operation of metro tools, including FIB, HTSEM, VSEM, AFM, KLA and Nano etc.
  • Identify and troubleshoot any metro related issues impacting output or product quality.
  • Analyze defect or abnormal data from FIB, HTSEM, VSEM, AFM and Nano and take first-line actions to troubleshoot any metro related issues.
  • Recommend, document, and implement metro recipes or improvements under the direction of the Metro Engineer

Benefits

  • paid vacation time
  • paid sick leave
  • medical/dental/vision insurance
  • life, accident and disability insurance
  • tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • employee assistance program
  • other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
  • tuition reimbursement
  • transit
  • the Applause Program
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • the WD Savings 401(k) Plan
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