Engineer, Product Development Engineering Key Equipment Group (PDE KEG)
Core
Identify, select, and evaluate new highly automated and computerized equipment/technology for advantage packaging; install, qualify, and handover to production; maintain equipment capability matrices.
Role type
Product Development Engineer (Equipment)
Builds
New equipment platforms and capabilities for semiconductor packaging and assembly
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Advanced packaging
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Equipment selection and qualification, Capital planning, Purchasing specification creation, Equipment benchmarking, Supplier engagement, Process and material characteristics translation, Equipment automation enablement, Project management
Preferred skills
Semiconductor assembly knowledge, Wafer bumping technology, Advanced packaging techniques, Equipment automation solutions, AI tool integration
Technologies
FDC, E3, APC, IOT, ECM, R2R, AMHS, PCS
Responsibilities
Support evaluation and qualification of new equipment platforms; Define and develop new equipment design/capability requirements; Develop creative solutions for new equipment capabilities; Work with equipment suppliers to develop new capabilities; Conduct equipment benchmarking; Plan and submit capital requests; Create purchasing specifications; Establish equipment qualification criteria; Prepare documentation for handover to production; Maintain Equipment Maturity Index (EMI) and Tool of Records (TOR); Conduct equipment characterization and enable critical parameter monitoring; Work with IT & Automation teams on tool control systems; Engage in supplier management forums (ERM, TRM, QBR); Collaborate on equipment improvement initiatives.
Seniority
Mid-level IC