Staff Engineer - Semiconductor Implant Equipment

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. in Newport seeks a professional with a solid background in semiconductor engineering. You will own defined equipment toolsets and manage recovery plans for tools. The successful candidate will have a degree in engineering and demonstrate expertise in semiconductor equipment.

As part of your role, you will drive continuous improvement initiatives, manage scheduled tool maintenance, and ensure effective operation of equipment to maximize efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical / Electronic / Electrical engineering is preferred.
• Good level of semiconductor Implant engineering experience.
• Expertise within the Implant area, particularly with specified equipment.
• Familiar with modern manufacturing concepts like JIT, Kaizen, Zero Defects.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of a defined equipment toolset.
• Publish and manage tool recovery plans for owned tool sets.
• Drive OEE improvement through analysis and projects.
• Manage scheduled maintenance for owned tool set.

Skills

Expertise in semiconductor Implant engineering

Lean manufacturing concepts

Results-oriented customer service

Education

Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical / Electronic / Electrical engineering

Tools

AMAT 9500

Axcelis GSD 200 E2

Axcelis 8250

Axcelis Purion

Job description

What You Will Do

• Ownership of a defined equipment toolset.
• Publish and own tool recovery plans for owned tool sets that have been down for > 24 hours.
• Provide highly innovative solutions for non-standard equipment issues to enable tool recoveries from issues with very high cost or no obvious solution (even with Vendor support).
• Create / critique detailed technical procedures for Equipment PMs / Tool Operation / OCAPS.
• Weekly monitoring and reporting of key tool indices (OEE, Availability, PM KPIs).
• Drive OEE improvement through baseline equipment analysis and improvement projects working with IE, Process, Integration, R&D, Vendors.
• Manage all scheduled maintenance for owned tool set.
• Lean manufacturing: Identify opportunities to eliminate waste within multiple toolsets - PM extensions, post pm qual reduction.
• 6S: take full ownership, drive improvement and set appropriate standards for 6S disciplines on toolset and ancillary storage areas.
• Own tool start-up process from purchase to release to Tier 2 for tool installations.

What You Will Need

• Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical / Electronic / Electrical engineering is preferred.
• A good level of semiconductor Implant engineering experience.
• Able to demonstrate expertise within the Implant area. Experience in areas such as AMAT 9500, XR, Axcelis GSD 200 E2, Axcelis 8250, Axcelis Purion, equipment is essential.
• Some familiarity with final operations semiconductor process equipment.
• Familiar with all modern manufacturing concepts such as; JIT, Kaizen, Zero Defects, SPC, TQM and TPM.
• Experienced in driving continuous improvement activities and projects for assigned measurables.
• Highly motivated, results orientated customer service orientated, leadership and communication skills.
• Some PC / Software repair and recovery skills would be an advantage.
• Have a detailed understanding of facilities requirements for tools.