Principal Equipment Engineer

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take ownership of the tool hardware design, equipment reconfiguration and install tasks. Drive specification, technical negotiation with vendors, design and documentation, manpower resource coordination, configuration change, tool/hardware installation, qualification testing and tool/hardware buy-off.  Ensure project is on schedule, and at the same time deliver with the highest quality by proactively identifying and correcting capability, reliability, maintenance and assembly issues early on.  Generate accurate and detailed documentation for technician, engineering, facility, maintenance, stores and process owners.
• Provide accurate and detailed documentation as well as training for reconfiguration, expansion and installation or new and existing media deposition tools and hardware. Monitor and follow through for continuous improvement opportunities across all shifts for both US based and offshore operations.
• Review, analyze and investigate equipment related downtime and provide sound root cause analysis and timely effective corrective actions.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair down tool situation. Provide verbal and written instructions to support teams upon request.  Respond to down tool escalation calls upon request by Development Engineering, Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations.  Take an active and leading role in bringing the tool up efficiently and effectively.   Observe for learning and improvement opportunities across all functions.  Follow through with the improvement actions.

• Review and evaluate tool assembly, hardware and spare parts related inputs from Development Engineering, Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations.  Provide timely response, proposed timeline and sound actions for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Consistently work on complex assignments requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve issues.
• As a highly skilled specialist, contributes to the development of concepts and techniques. Completes complex tasks in creative and effective ways.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Highly motivated individual who has at least 7+ years’ experience with a B.S. or at least 6+ years’ experience with an M.S. degree years and a successful track record in media deposition and/or semiconductor manufacturing equipment design, operations, installation and sustaining experience.
• Degrees must be in electrical, mechanical, or related Engineering or physical science.
• SolidWorks/CAD and geometric tolerance experience are desired.
• The candidate must demonstrate technical capability and hands on experience with installation and machine troubleshooting for Thin Film (PVD/CVD) process equipment. Direct experience on Canon Anelva sputter equipment or Intevac Lean sputter equipment highly preferred.
• Experience in PLC, HMI, GOT, Mitsubishi GT Designer and GX Developer software highly desirable.
• PC skills include MS Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Required experiences include in-depth understanding and practice of equipment design and testing (or sustaining), operations, documentation, maintenance, as well as good understanding of HDD media or semiconductor manufacturing process technology and cleanroom requirements. 
• The position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong project management and people skills, and must be able to act as an active team leader or cross-functional team member to provide the best results to the teams and company.   

SKILLS

• Must know how to effectively work with technicians and be able to clearly transfer technical knowledge and work instructions in an accessible manner.
• Travel will be required to support job function at offshore locations.