Senior Equipment Engineer (Etch)
Core
Primary owner of semiconductor etch tools (LAM XLE and LAM Rainbow), responsible for uptime, maintenance, troubleshooting, and process support.
Role type
Senior Equipment Engineer (Etch)
Builds
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment uptime and yield
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Etch process
Required skills
Semiconductor etch equipment expertise, LAM XLE and LAM Rainbow systems, preventive maintenance planning, complex troubleshooting (electrical, mechanical, vacuum, RF, gas, software), root cause analysis (8D, Fishbone, 5-Why), SPC and FDC analysis, vendor coordination, process qualification support, SOP creation, change management, EHS compliance
Preferred skills
Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, capacity upgrade planning, technical training and coaching
Technologies
LAM XLE, LAM Rainbow, AMAT SuperE, AMAT DPS, EHS/CMMS
Responsibilities
Maintain OEE, MTBF, and MTTR targets; execute preventive maintenance; perform complex troubleshooting on subsystems; lead root cause analysis for chronic issues; coordinate vendor field service engineers; analyze tool logs and metrology data to correlate with yield; create and maintain SOPs and troubleshooting guides; conduct safety audits and risk assessments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC