Equipment Engineer (Wafer Sort)

TF AMD; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A semiconductor manufacturing company in Penang seeks a skilled technician to ensure maximum uptime and performance of wafer sort test equipment. Responsibilities include maintaining Advantest V93k testers, troubleshooting interface issues, and performing preventive maintenance. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and relevant industrial experience of 4-6 years. The role requires teamwork and resourcefulness.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of industrial experience in equipment development or maintenance.
• Understanding of semi-conductor manufacturing.
• Experience in tester maintenance and testing background.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum equipment uptime and stable test cell performance.
• Support and maintain Advantest V93k testers and TEL probers.
• Troubleshoot tester-prober interface issues.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance and calibrations.

Skills

Test equipment maintenance

Troubleshooting skills

Team collaboration

Resourcefulness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Advantest V93k testers

TEL probers

Job description

Overview

Responsible for sustaining, maintaining, and improving wafer sort test equipment performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring maximum equipment uptime, stable test cell performance, and efficient support to production.
• Support and maintain Advantest V93k testers and TEL probers (e.g., TEL Prexio XL & TEL Prexa).
• Troubleshoot tester-prober interface issues (e.g., contact fails, alignment, comm errors).
• Perform routine preventive maintenance, calibrations, and correlation runs.
• Ensure test equipment uptime and fast recovery during downtime.
• Collaborate with Product Engineers on test cell stability and yield improvements.
• Coordinate with vendors for tool maintenance and upgrades.
• Participate in continuous improvement and cost-reduction projects.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical Engineering or above.
• At least 4-6 years and above of industrial experience in equipment development or equipment maintenance experience.
• Understanding of semi-conductor manufacturing.
• Experienced in tester maintenance and test background.
• Team players.
• Independent, resourceful and takes initiative.