PVD Equipment Engineering Lead for Semiconductor Fab

stmicroelectronics pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd seeks a senior maintenance engineering lead to manage a team of Shift Maintenance Engineers and Assistant Maintenance Engineers in a Wafer Fab environment. You will set direction, drive equipment performance, ensure high yields and quality, and liaise with external suppliers across sites.

You will train and develop engineers, oversee skill upgrades via external seminars, and implement cost-saving measures while maintaining safety standards and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Technical proficiency with AMAT and/or Novellus semiconductor tools.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Power BI, and data analysis tools.
• Business proficiency in English.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to lead teams and liaise with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Shift Maintenance Engineers and Assistant Maintenance Engineers to support a Wafer Fab Manufacturing Operation.
• Establish common directions and common objectives for the section, assist subordinates in developing knowledge and methodologies for better execution of their duties as well as their career advancement.
• Manage and drive the equipment engineering team to meet the manufacturing parameter targets and ensure the equipment in high performance level, assuring the products with high quality, high yield, low defect density and low cost.
• Lead and motivate a team of Shift Maintenance Engineers and Assistant Maintenance Engineers with clear direction for achieving the company's common goal.
• Drive and support technically the manufacturing and equipment engineering teams to achieve the best efficiency with the best quality assured.
• Liaise with external suppliers and professionals from other sites to provide specific needs for the departments.
• Provide technical trainings and guidance to the Shift Maintenance Engineers in the team.
• Liaise with external bodies and internal training departments to provide opportunities for skill development for the engineers through external seminars and conference to enlarge their technical sphere in their field of specialization.
• Establish training plan for the subordinates.
• Liaise with the industrial engineering and planning department to ensure all equipment are running with high efficiency by reviewing the equipment utilization continuously based on the input plan.
• Identify and improve equipment throughput by exploring on equipment capability, line layout and equipment stability.
• Study process/equipment standardization for production flexibility.
• Provide technical solutions and direction to resolve all technical problems that effects the equipment performance.
• To review through the Equipment spare parts list and maintenance cost to implement cost saving activities while quality and speed not being compromised.
• Monitor spares consumption and prevent wastage.
• To review through operation, equipment and materials for opportunities of cost reduction.
• Facilitate and support team in iFIT Projects to improve areas concerning process and equipment robustness, quality and yield using problems solving tools.
• Drive in excellence program and cross functional teams to resolve technical issues in an efficient manner.
• Provide directions and support in most problem-solving teams using TQM tools like 8D, FMEA etc.
• Maintain stringent safety standard, support WSH activities and audits.
• Explore into ways and means to maintain WSH programs in daily work
• Carry out duties in monitoring and maintenance of equipment and processes to ensure conservation of resources such as Energy, Water, Chemical and Gas. Eliminate or Minimize contamination to environment (water, air or soil).
• Perform Risk assessments, manage and implementation of RWP accordingly.
• Ensure that work processes and people practices within the organization are compliant with local regulatory requirements, ST’s Code of Conduct and applicable policies and customer requirements in the sustainability domains of social, ethics, environment and health & safety.
• Implement corrective actions and continuous improvements within the department to achieve the highest performance in sustainability.

Skills

Engineering team mgmt

AMAT tools

Novellus tools

Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

English proficiency

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, or related field

Tools

AMAT tools

Novellus tools

Job description

STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd seeks a senior maintenance engineering lead to manage a team of Shift Maintenance Engineers and Assistant Maintenance Engineers in a Wafer Fab environment. You will set direction, drive equipment performance, ensure high yields and quality, and liaise with external suppliers across sites.

You will train and develop engineers, oversee skill upgrades via external seminars, and implement cost-saving measures while maintaining safety standards and regulatory compliance.