Equipment Maintenance Engineer- Semiconductor Manufacturing

Toppan Photomasks Round Rock; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekscend Photomask Round Rock, Inc. in Round Rock, TX is seeking an Equipment Maintenance Engineer to lead technical initiatives in the maintenance department. The role supports manufacturing by applying engineering knowledge to improve equipment reliability and uptime.

The successful candidate will learn the inspection toolset used in photomask fabrication and collaborate with process engineering to prevent downtime, implement upgrades, and optimize maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics required.
• Minimum of 3 years engineering experience in semiconductor or electronics industries.
• Strong troubleshooting, technical writing and communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of SPC, data management and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Recommend modifications and upgrades of manufacturing equipment.
• Stay current with equipment manufacturers' notices, upgrades and safety issues.
• Study equipment performance and reliability to improve uptime.
• Document and implement programs to increase uptime and address equipment problems.
• Provide technical support to maintenance and process engineering teams.
• Lead or support programs for improving uptime and equipment reliability.
• Develop or implement preventative maintenance schedules.
• Define and write preventive maintenance procedures.

Skills

SPC knowledge

Data analysis

Technical writing

Project management

Communication

Troubleshooting

Production experience

Education

Engineering or Physics degree

Tools

MS Office

UNIX

CAD design

Job description

Tekscend Photomask Round Rock, Inc. has an opportunity available for a skilled Equipment Maintenance Engineer located at our Round Rock, TX production facility. The Equipment Maintenance Engineer is responsible for technical leadership and support within the Equipment Maintenance department of our factory. This role will be essential to supporting the manufacturing site through technical knowledge and leadership. The desired employee will be open to learning our inspection toolset within the photomask making process. This is a key role for our site and brings with it many opportunities for growth and development for the successful candidate.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Recommends modifications and upgrades of manufacturing equipment
• Keeps current on equipment manufacturers' technical notices, upgrades, and safety issues
• Studies equipment performance and reliability
• Documents and implements programs and recommends solutions for increasing uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process
• Provides technical support to the manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering organization.
• Supports or leads efforts of establishing programs and solutions for increasing uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process
• Supports or leads the definition and implementation of preventative maintenance schedules
• Defines and writes preventative maintenance schedules and procedures

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years engineering experience within the Semiconductor or Electronics industry
• College degree in Engineering discipline or Physics required
• Basic knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), data management and analysis
• Adept with PC's and common software suites (MS Office, Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Electronic / Mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Technical writing skills and strong technical acumen
• Presentation skills on technical subjects
• Sound technical decision-making skills
• Project Management / Scheduling skills
• Business and technical analysis skills
• Training / Technical Guidance skills
• Production-focused approach
• Excellent communication (oral/written) and interpersonal skills
• Customer service orientation
• Proficient technical process management skills

Solid knowledge of:

• Mechanical / CAD design
• Vacuum and RF System components
• Multiple components of mask / mask materials manufacturing technology
• Clean room operations
• ISO 9000 standards
• Quality Systems (CP, FMEA, 8D, etc.)
• System / UNIX