Wafer Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

7h • $115,200 - $153,600 • Onsite

About The Position

As an Equipment Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and managing specific toolset(s) on a wafer manufacturing production line in a class 100 cleanroom environment. The successful candidate will be able to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and collaborate effectively; they will demonstrate a willingness to learn, flexibility, creative problem solving, exemplary communication skills and an ability to think on their feet.

Requirements

• Technical degree in Electronics, Military experience, or Semiconductor Industries experience.
• Must have excellent mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Min 0-5+ Years’ Experience in Vacuum, Photo, or Wet/Plating Technologies.
• Ability to read electrical schematic diagrams and assembly drawings.
• Understanding of failure mechanisms, ability to isolate determine root cause and repair.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications (Word/Excel/Power Point/Outlook), Mediawiki
• Effective team player with proven relationship building & communication skills, including cross-functionally with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, Peers, Management, Customers, and Suppliers.
• Knowledge of control systems and/or PLC (Process Logic Control)
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as required.

Nice To Haves

• Programming languages in PLC, Python, HTML, JavaScript a plus.
• Wet – Plating (NiFe, MLO, Raider-MLO, Bake Oven, Asher-Etch, NMT & SRD systems, etc.), Resist Strip/Liftoff, Chemical Etch & CMP

Responsibilities

• Acquire, Review and analyze tool parametric data as well as wafer metrology to formulate corrective and preventative actions.
• Support, train and work with line maintenance on the assigned toolset(s).
• Create procedures and checklists for the line to use to help ensure uniform and effective preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Collaborate with colleagues from Maintenance, Equipment Engineering and Process Engineering.
• Engineer Solutions. Where necessary engineer problems out of the existing tools to increase productivity, Increase MTBF, lower MTTR
• Provide and ensure informational resources are available to all personnel working on the toolset.
• Provide Technical training and certification for maintenance personnel.

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
• 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

What This Job Offers

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