Lab Equipment & Facilities Technician
Core
Maintain a high-standard semiconductor teardown and characterization lab (STEEL) by managing tool readiness, troubleshooting repairs, facilities upkeep, and environmental health and safety.
Role type
Senior IC Lab Equipment & Facilities Technician
Builds
Operational uptime and safety compliance for a lab featuring electron/ion beam tools, optical/X-ray systems, CNC/machining equipment, and chemical/wet-process stations.
Domain
Semiconductor hardware teardown, characterization, and lab operations
Deliverable
infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Troubleshooting and repairing precision analytical/semiconductor/vacuum equipment, HVAC and process support system maintenance, OEM service contract management, preventive maintenance and calibration scheduling, EH&S compliance (chemical/mechanical/electrical/cryogenic/compressed gas), consumables and spare parts management, basic scripting for log parsing
Preferred skills
FIB/SEM/TEM tooling experience, CNC/machining/fabrication/3D printing, cleanroom/ESD discipline, safety committee experience, regulatory policy development, lab build-out and commissioning support
Technologies
Python, CNC, 3D printing, vacuum systems, cryogenic systems, compressed gas systems
Responsibilities
Triage, troubleshoot, and repair lab equipment; maintain facilities infrastructure (HVAC, vacuum, mechanical, electrical, gases); manage OEM service contracts and vendor accountability; own day-to-day EH&S activities; maintain waste manifests and hazmat processes; manage consumables and spare parts; support lab build-out and tool acceptance; develop SOPs and maintenance checklists
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC