Etch Equipment Engineer: Yield & Process Optimization

Samsung Electronics; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 70,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and 401(k) matching

Onsite café and workout facilities

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking an equipment engineer to join a skilled team focused on establishing and maintaining world-class process/equipment and implementing yield enhancements as a competitive advantage.

You will work with Equipment/Process Technicians to troubleshoot, perform tool qualifications, run experiments, and analyze data to improve capacity and defect performance while applying TPM concepts and LEAN tools in a 300mm dry-etch environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering or related field of study plus a minimum of 2 years of industry experience.
• 300mm Dry Etch experience highly desired.
• Familiarity with Etch Equipment is highly desired. (Lam, TEL, AMAT, Hitachi, SEMES, Mattson, PSK, etc.)
• Familiar with TPM concepts
• Prior experience with Etch process within a semiconductor organization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Working in the factory with the Equipment/Process Technicians and other Engineers to support troubleshooting and maintenance activities with a mindset towards root cause analysis, standardization, and 5S
• Understanding and being able to sustain the factory by performing tool qualifications, lot dispositions, and interlock/alarm reduction activities
• Running experiments and analyze data to improve capacity, tool to tool variation, and defect performance
• Performing assigned trend monitoring activities regularly and work with Tool Owners to implement corrective actions
• Utilizing TPM concepts and LEAN tools to implement systematic solutions for long-term prevention of issues
• Attending passdown meetings to communicate factory state with respect to the Team’s Equipment.

Skills

TPM concepts

Etch process experience

Familiar with Etch equipment

2 years industry experience

Education

BS degree in Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Lam

TEL

AMAT

Hitachi

SEMES

Mattson

PSK

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking an equipment engineer to join a skilled team focused on establishing and maintaining world-class process/equipment and implementing yield enhancements as a competitive advantage.

You will work with Equipment/Process Technicians to troubleshoot, perform tool qualifications, run experiments, and analyze data to improve capacity and defect performance while applying TPM concepts and LEAN tools in a 300mm dry-etch environment.