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Soitec

Engineered substrates for silicon-on-insulator wafers

Furnace Equipment Engineer 2

Equipment MaintenanceUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of furnace systems, including quartz tubes, boats, silicon carbide, thermocouples, silicon-controlled rectifiers, and rapid-cooling radiators.
  • Understand thermal processes, including annealing, oxidation, diffusion, and thermal budgets.
  • Have tool-to-tool matching capability, including matching temperature references for thermocouple wafers with ISO standards and using golden pressure gauges.
  • Have hands-on experience with flat-zone tuning, profiling adjustment, tube changes, heater changes, and rapid-cooling system changes.
  • Be able to troubleshoot equipment failures and minimize downtime.
  • Ensure machines meet operational and safety standards.
  • Manage spare parts and critical-component tracking.
  • Balance preventive-maintenance tool time with manufacturing needs.
  • Be available for on-call support during critical situations as needed.
  • Support production by ensuring stable processes.
  • Work closely with process engineers to optimize tool parameters.
  • Monitor tool performance using statistical process control.
  • Drive improvements in yield and defect reduction.
  • Conduct root-cause analysis for equipment and process issues.
  • Apply structured problem-solving methods, including 8D, Fishbone, and failure mode and effects analysis.
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Improve mean time between failures and mean time to repair.
  • Support new-equipment installation, setup, and acceptance testing, including site acceptance testing and factory acceptance testing.
  • Perform equipment qualification and process buy-off.
  • Collaborate with vendors on equipment upgrades and modifications.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and technical documentation.
  • Prepare reports on equipment performance, downtime, and improvements.
  • Update standard operating procedures and work instructions.
  • Ensure compliance with fabrication safety protocols and cleanroom standards.
  • Safely handle high-voltage systems, vacuum systems, and hazardous gases.
  • Balance equipment sustainability against operational needs.
  • Use Google Office and Gemini AI.
  • Work effectively in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment.
  • Troubleshoot equipment failures and minimize downtime.
  • Ensure machines meet operational and safety standards.
  • Manage spare parts and critical-component tracking.
  • Balance preventive-maintenance tool time with manufacturing needs.
  • Provide on-call support for critical situations as needed.
  • Support production by ensuring stable processes.
  • Work with process engineers to optimize tool parameters.
  • Monitor tool performance using statistical process control.
  • Drive improvements in yield and defect reduction.
  • Conduct root-cause analysis for equipment and process issues.
  • Apply structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, Fishbone, and failure mode and effects analysis.
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Lead or participate in productivity and cost-reduction projects.
  • Improve mean time between failures and mean time to repair.
  • Enhance equipment efficiency and automation.
  • Support new-equipment installation, setup, and acceptance testing.
  • Perform equipment qualification and process buy-off.
  • Collaborate with vendors on upgrades and modifications.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and technical documentation.
  • Prepare reports on equipment performance, downtime, and improvements.
  • Update standard operating procedures and work instructions.
  • Ensure compliance with fabrication safety protocols and cleanroom standards.
  • Safely handle high-voltage systems, vacuum systems, and hazardous gases.
  • Balance equipment sustainability against operational needs.

About the Company

Soitec

Engineered substrates for silicon-on-insulator wafers

Soitec designs and manufactures high-performance semiconductor materials, specializing in engineered substrates used to make chips for smartphones, data centers, and automotive applications. Its main products are silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, which enable better performance and lower power consumption compared with traditional silicon wafers. Soitec’s Smart Cut technology bonds and transfers ultra-thin silicon layers onto insulating substrates to produce high-quality wafers with high yield. The company differentiates itself through its leadership in engineered substrates and its proprietary manufacturing process, supplying wafers to leading chipmakers under long-term agreements. Soitec’s goal is to provide advanced substrates that help customers build more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices across industries.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bernin, France
Founded
1992

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