Equipment Engineer II – Semiconductor Cleanroom & Yield

Photronics Inc; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus program

Equity compensation

Health and welfare benefits

401k with company match

Job summary

Photronics Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer II to ensure uptime, reliability, and continuous improvement of cleaning process equipment in a photomask fabrication facility.

The role collaborates with Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities and Quality to improve yield, handle tool maintenance, and support new equipment installations. Requires 5–7 years in semiconductor manufacturing and a related bachelor's degree; on‑site, travel <5%.

Qualifications

• Semiconductor manufacturing flow and cleanroom operations.
• Cleaning technologies (wet clean, chemical, megasonic, plasma preferred).
• SPC, data analysis, and statistical problem-solving methods.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain clean tool equipment performance, including uptime and reliability.
• Monitor equipment health and respond to alarms, excursions, and deviations.
• Troubleshoot tool issues and lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support installation, qualification, and acceptance testing of new clean equipment and upgrades.
• Develop preventive maintenance and calibration strategies to improve MTBF and MTTR.
• Analyze equipment data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering to improve yield and defect reduction.
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve equipment issues and support technology transfers.
• Develop and maintain equipment documentation, SOPs, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with EHS standards; participate in audits and training.

Skills

Semiconductor flow

Cleaning technologies

SPC & data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree (EE/Materials/Physics/ChemE)

Job description

Photronics Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer II to ensure uptime, reliability, and continuous improvement of cleaning process equipment in a photomask fabrication facility.

The role collaborates with Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities and Quality to improve yield, handle tool maintenance, and support new equipment installations. Requires 5–7 years in semiconductor manufacturing and a related bachelor's degree; on‑site, travel <5%.