Semiconductor Equipment Engineer

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor technology firm in Plymouth is seeking an experienced professional to take ownership of production tools, ensuring optimal performance and reliability in their advanced manufacturing environment. You will work collaboratively across engineering, operations, and vendors to enable next-generation technologies. Candidates should have an HNC in relevant engineering and at least 3 years of experience in a high-tech maintenance environment.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Group personal pension plan and life assurance

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Subsidised gym and canteen

Private health and dental schemes

Free on-site parking

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free fruit and hot drinks

Employee referral scheme

Technology & innovation awards programme

Staff events

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a high tech maintenance environment.
• Proficient in mechanical, electronic, and electrical engineering concepts.
• Ability to follow electrical drawings and circuit diagrams for troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor equipment performance and address issues to minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with process, maintenance, production, facilities, and quality teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to maintain tools at peak condition.

Skills

Proficiency in mechanical engineering

Proficiency in electronic engineering

Problem-solving skills

Ability to follow electrical drawings

Education

HNC in Electrical or Electronic or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

The Vacancy

About the Role

In this role, you will take ownership of critical production tools, ensuring peak performance, reliability, and continuous improvement within our advanced fab environment. You will play a key role in enabling next-generation technologies by collaborating across engineering, operations, and vendor partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor equipment performance against defined targets, proactively addressing issues to minimise downtime and maximise efficiency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with process, maintenance, production, facilities, and quality teams, as well as external tool vendors and R&D partners, to ensure equipment reliability, optimise performance, and support technology advancement
• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure spare parts availability to support optimal tool performance
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to keep tools operating at peak condition
• Keep up to date on the latest upgrades and enhancements that improve process quality and equipment reliability
• Benchmark tool performance against industry standards and partner with vendors to achieve and sustain top-tier results
• Anticipate and manage part obsolescence risks by developing robust contingency plans
• Support the successful installation, qualification, and integration of new tools into fab operations

Experience & Attributes

• HNC in Electrical or Electronic or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a high tech maintenance environment
• Proficient in mechanical, electronic, and electrical engineering concepts
• Ability to follow electrical drawings and circuit diagrams to facilitate tool trouble shooting

Advantage

• Semiconductor equipment engineering experience
• Experience with MOCVD tools
• Equipment tool ownership experience

The Company

Plessey is working with world leaders in consumer technology, who are paving the way with innovative next-generation Augmented Reality and wearable applications, based on advanced microLED display solutions.

Challenging existing display technologies, microLEDs are propelling forward a vast, yet stagnated market, changing the way we interact with our devices, both for information and entertainment.

Drawing on over a decade of semiconductor and optoelectronics expertise, Plessey has developed an award-winning, unique, and proprietary GaN-on-Silicon platform and monolithic process at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Life at Plessey

For more information, visit

www.plesseysemiconductors.com/careers.

The Benefits

• Cycle to work scheme
• Group personal pension plan and life assurance
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Subsidised gym and subsidised canteen
• Private health and dental schemes
• Free on-site parking
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free fruit and hot drinks
• Employee referral scheme
• Technology & innovation awards programme
• Staff events

Testimonials

Jacquiline, Principal Process Engineer

"Working with Plessey has opened many learning opportunities for me especially in R&D side of things. Most of my working experience has been with the manufacturing and product transfers. Here at Plessey, I get to be involved in the actual development of new technologies. Also, I am learning not just Lithography, but the whole process itself. It's been a great experience so far."

Ross, Device Engineer

"Working for Plessey allows me to continually deepen my understanding of phenomena and characterisation techniques that are not just specific to uLED displays, but apply to various applications within the semiconductor industry. With Plessey having a FAB on site, there are a large range of amicable colleagues within reach who specialise in fields across the process, starting from MOCVD specialists for GaN to experts in device testing and solid-state physics."