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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Technician 4 - Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFremont, CA, USA$72k - $96k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate’s degree in electronics, industrial manufacturing, or equivalent relevant experience is required.
  • At least two years of hands-on equipment maintenance experience in the semiconductor or high-volume manufacturing industry is required.
  • A strong foundation in pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical disciplines is required.
  • Experience with semiconductor-like manufacturing tools, including AMAT Endura, Veeco, Novellus, Canon Anelva, ASML Scanners, Nikon Steppers, KLA Metrology, DNS coat and develop tracks, wet etch tools, electroplating tools, Eco Snow CO2 cleaners, AMAT CD SEM, CMP tools, Strasbaugh, Ebara, Park Systems AFM, and Nanometrics metrology tools is required.
  • Vacuum Maintenance Technician experience with PVD, CVD, ALD, RIE, IBE, IBD, and dry etch tools is required.
  • Photo Maintenance Technician experience with scanners and steppers, CDSEM, metrology tools, and coat and develop tracks is required.
  • Plate / Wet Etch Maintenance Technician experience with automated electroplating tools, single-wafer and batch wet etch tools, metrology tools, automated batch and single-wafer solvent strip tools, and Eco Snow CO2 cleaners is required.
  • Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) Maintenance Technician experience with CMP/polish tools, wafer cleaners, and metrology tools is required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.
  • Knowledge and ability to perform routine and preventative maintenance on various semiconductor tools and tool sets are required.
  • Knowledge and ability to read complex schematics, mechanical drawings, vacuum diagrams, flow charts, original equipment manufacturer manuals, instructions, and tool guides is required.
  • Ability to follow written or verbal instructions with minimal supervision is required.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with contractors, consultants, employees, and management at all levels is required.
  • Ability to work productively and collaboratively with employees and management at all levels is required.
  • Ability to comply with safety policies and procedures and clean room protocols and procedures is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve equipment maintenance issues quickly and efficiently is required.
  • Demonstrated organizational and time management skills are required.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving, troubleshooting, analytical, and critical-thinking skills are required.
  • Ability to be flexible and prioritize is required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine and preventative maintenance on tool sets, ensuring tools perform at optimum levels and within specification.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve tool issues quickly and efficiently to ensure optimum tool uptime.
  • Partner with engineering, vendors, and other groups to improve tool reliability, reduce mean time between failures and mean time to repair, increase mean time to preventative maintenance, and resolve yield issues.
  • Prepare data or documentation for daily and weekly pass-down meetings.
  • Read and interpret schematics, mechanical drawings, manuals, and tool repair guides.
  • Recommend improvements or changes to existing processes in support of continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Respond to inquiries from team members, managers, and other departments.
  • Adhere to required safety policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

About the Company

Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Western Digital, which goes by WD, designs and makes hard disk drives, mostly the high-capacity models that cloud and AI data centers use to store huge amounts of data cheaply. In 2013, its HGST unit shipped the first helium-filled hard drives, which fit more disks into each drive and use less power. Its drives store data on stacks of spinning magnetic disks, and the lineup runs from Ultrastar data center drives to WD Red and WD Purple drives for home servers and security cameras. WD makes its money selling these drives to cloud companies, PC makers, and retail shoppers. Western Digital was founded in 1970 and is based in San Jose, California, and in 2025 it spun off its flash memory business as Sandisk.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1970

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