Equipment Engineer Staff - Metrology

SkyWater Technology, Inc.; BLOOMINGTON, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. in Bloomington, MN seeks an Equipment Engineer Staff specialized in Metrology to own toolsets and troubleshoot complex issues across mechanics, electronics, and process.

You will collaborate with maintenance, process engineering, tool vendors, procurement, and production to drive root cause corrective actions, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvements. The role requires leading initiatives to improve availability, throughput, and yield while working with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within respective area of expertise.
• Experience with application of structured problem-solving methodology.
• Positive interpersonal skills, highly energetic and self-motivated.
• Demonstrated ability to meet requirements and deliver results.
• Ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously and shift priorities to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and management of 200MM Semiconductor processing equipment in Metrology or Photolithography.
• Work with module process engineering and equipment maintenance technicians to drive root cause corrective actions of equipment failures, implement permanent solutions and eliminate chronic and long-term down events.
• Develop and implement equipment upgrades to increase capacity, lower costs and improve yields.
• Lead continuous improvement teams to drive tool matching, availability, throughput improvements and reduce risk.
• Work with minimal supervision, balancing competing priorities, to serve the needs of the Module, Maintenance and Production organizations.
• Participate in cross-functional teams that create efficiencies across all layers of the organization.

Skills

Structured problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Project management

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

FDC

SPC

Job description

Equipment Engineer Staff - Metrology

The Equipment Engineer will own all assigned toolsets. The preferred candidate will have the ability to troubleshoot difficult and poorly defined problems in relation to the mechanics, electronics, and process using tool knowledge/experience, FDC, SPC, schematics, and other available resources. The candidate collaborate with the area maintenance team, process engineering, tool vendors, other area engineers/managers, procurement, and production.

Primary Objective:

The Equipment Engineer will own all assigned toolsets. The preferred candidate will have the ability to troubleshoot difficult and poorly defined problems in relation to the mechanics, electronics, and process using tool knowledge/experience, FDC, SPC, schematics, and other available resources. The candidate collaborate with the area maintenance team, process engineering, tool vendors, other area engineers/managers, procurement, and production.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Provide technical leadership and management of 200MM Semiconductor processing equipment in Metrology or Photolithography.
• Work with module process engineering and equipment maintenance technicians to drive root cause corrective actions of equipment failures, implement permanent solutions and eliminate chronic and long-term down events.
• Develop and implement equipment upgrades to increase capacity, lower costs and improve yields.
• Lead continuous improvement teams to drive tool matching, availability, throughput improvements and reduce risk.
• Work with minimal supervision, balancing competing priorities, to serve the needs of the Module, Maintenance and Production organizations.
• Participate in cross-functional teams that create efficiencies across all layers of the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+years of experience within respective area of expertise.
• Experience with application of structured problem-solving methodology.
• Positive interpersonal skills, highly energetic and self-motivated.
• Demonstrated ability to meet requirements and deliver results.
• Ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously and shift priorities to meet business needs.

U.S. Person Required:

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All accepted applications must be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work with and around chemicals.
• Wear complete fab attire for an entire shift and meet all safety and cleanroom requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor of Science or in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or Materials Science, Physics or other relevant Engineering discipline.

Experience and/or Training:

• Experience with Automated Fault Detection and Classification Systems (FDC).
• Strong background with utilizing SPC.
• High level of understanding of equipment component behavior.