Equipment Engineering Player-Coach - On-Floor Scale-Up

Halo Agencies; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Halo Agencies is seeking an Equipment Engineering Manager (Player-Coach) to lead and scale our equipment engineering team on the factory floor in Santa Clara, CA. You will drive reliability, qualify new tools, and implement preventive maintenance while mentoring engineers and technicians.

You will serve as the on-floor escalation point for complex diagnostic work on electro‑mechanical, vacuum, and laser/optical systems, and collaborate across process, facilities, and executive teams to hit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or related field.
• Experience with semiconductor or advanced capital equipment engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams on the factory floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build the Equipment Engineering organization on the shop floor.
• Drive equipment reliability, troubleshoot complex tool issues, and qualify new equipment.
• Set up preventive/predictive maintenance systems from ground up.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for diagnostics on the floor (electro-mechanical, vacuum, laser/optical).
• Lead and mentor a team of Equipment Engineers and Technicians; foster safety and continuous improvement.
• Lead FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ and release of new or upgraded tools.
• Build PM, PdM, and spare parts systems to optimize OEE/MTBF/MTTR.
• Drive root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, FMEA) for failures and yield loss.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, and Exec Leadership.

Skills

Hands-on technical leadership

Electro-mechanical troubleshooting

Vacuum/Gas systems

Lean Manufacturing

8D/FMEA

SOP creation

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership / coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Wafer Grinding

CMP

PVD

Wet Benches

Metrology

Laser Processing equipment

Job description

Halo Agencies is seeking an Equipment Engineering Manager (Player-Coach) to lead and scale our equipment engineering team on the factory floor in Santa Clara, CA. You will drive reliability, qualify new tools, and implement preventive maintenance while mentoring engineers and technicians.

You will serve as the on-floor escalation point for complex diagnostic work on electro‑mechanical, vacuum, and laser/optical systems, and collaborate across process, facilities, and executive teams to hit