Etch Equipment Engineer - Days
Core
Equipment engineer supporting troubleshooting, maintenance, and yield enhancement for 300mm dry etch tools in a semiconductor fabrication facility.
Role type
IC equipment engineer (semiconductor etch)
Builds
Semiconductor manufacturing capacity and yield
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Dry Etch
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
root cause analysis, tool qualification, lot disposition, interlock/alarm reduction, trend monitoring, TPM concepts, LEAN tools, data analysis for capacity and defect improvement
Preferred skills
300mm dry etch experience, familiarity with etch equipment (Lam, TEL, AMAT, Hitachi, SEMES, Mattson, PSK), prior etch process experience in semiconductor organization
Technologies
Lam, TEL, AMAT, Hitachi, SEMES, Mattson, PSK
Responsibilities
Troubleshoot and maintain etch equipment with a focus on root cause analysis and standardization; Perform tool qualifications, lot dispositions, and interlock/alarm reduction activities; Run experiments and analyze data to improve capacity, tool variation, and defect performance; Monitor trends and implement corrective actions with Tool Owners; Apply TPM and LEAN tools for long-term issue prevention; Attend passdown meetings to communicate factory equipment status
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
