Equipment Engineer

Aleron; Portland (OR); In loco; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Aleron is seeking an Equipment Engineer in Portland, Oregon to support manufacturing equipment, maintenance, and process technology in a high-volume semiconductor environment. Focus areas include reliability, uptime, safety, yield, cost reduction, and diffusion/thermal toolsets.

You will provide daily engineering support for TEL Indy or similar tooling, analyze performance, troubleshoot subsystems, and improve preventive maintenance while coordinating cross-functional teams.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience is required.
• Minimum 2 years of equipment engineering, equipment maintenance, reliability, troubleshooting and/or project management experience in semiconductor manufacturing.

Mansioni

• Provide daily engineering support to manufacturing and maintenance for production tools (diffusion/thermal toolsets).
• Analyze equipment performance, failures, downtime, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across tool subsystems (pumps, scrubbers, power systems, forelines).
• Improve equipment reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance, and operating procedures.
• Lead projects, including vendors and contractors, with scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Maintain project documentation and spare-parts lists; provide training and mentoring.

Conoscenze

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Associate degree/technical training

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Title: Equipment Engineer

Location: Portland OR

Employment Type: Full-Time Direct Hire with comprehensive benefits

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $85K - 115K

Schedule: First Shift

Equipment Engineer

Acara Solutions is seeking an Equipment Engineer to support manufacturing equipment, maintenance, and process technology in a high-volume semiconductor environment. This role focuses on equipment reliability, uptime, safety, yield, cost reduction, and engineering projects, with emphasis on diffusion/thermal toolsets.

About the Opportunity:

• Provide daily engineering support to manufacturing and maintenance for a fleet of production tools (TEL Indy or similar diffusion/thermal toolsets).
• Analyze equipment performance, failures, downtime, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across tool subsystems, including pumps, scrubbers, main power systems, and forelines.
• Improve equipment reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance, and operating procedures.
• Author and review preventive maintenance (PM) procedures and Best Known Methods (BKMs); develop standardized Green-to-Green PM times.
• Perform failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce repair, spare-part, utility, and operating costs; manage parts ordering, returns, and inventory documentation.
• Support equipment-related yield issues and process improvements.
• Address equipment safety, code, health, and regulatory requirements, including safety certifications such as air purification systems and CoHE processes.
• Develop and review energy-control procedures.
• Develop project proposals, specifications, scopes of work, and funding requests.
• Lead engineering or cross-functional projects, including vendors and contractors; manage project scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Maintain project documentation, maintenance requirements, and spare-parts lists.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and mentoring to engineers and technicians; develop technical training packages for toolsets.
• Prioritize work and coordinate team activities for an assigned tool area.
• Work in cleanroom and manufacturing environments, including areas with electrical, chemical, and stored-energy hazards.

Job Requirements

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or an Associate degree/technical training with equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 2 years minimum experience in equipment engineering, equipment maintenance, reliability, troubleshooting, and/or project management in semiconductor manufacturing.

What Sets You Apart:

• Experience with TEL Indy or other diffusion/thermal toolsets.
• Subsystem expertise (pumps, scrubbers, power systems, forelines).
• Experience authoring PM procedures and BKMs and standardizing PM schedules.
• Technical lead experience: training and mentoring technicians, area coordination, building technical certification packages.
• Safety compliance experience and certifications in a fab environment.
• Parts and inventory logistics experience.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with engineering, maintenance, and operations.
• Experience with chemical supply and wet‑cleaning systems is a plus.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.