Semiconductor Equipment Co-Op: Hands-On Lean Projects

Tokyo Electron US; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

TOKYO ELECTRON AMERICA, INC. is offering a Spring 2027 Co-Op in Albany, NY. The program includes meaningful project work, Lean thinking and hands-on experiences aligned with business objectives. You will design, assemble and test hardware for semiconductor reactors, while learning standards, quality methods and vendor collaboration.

The role emphasizes teamwork with engineers and technicians, technical reporting and ongoing professional development in a clean-room environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing undergraduate in electrical, mechanical or related fields.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starting individual with strong technical and hands-on skills.
• Experienced with wide range of hand tools and power tools used for assembling hardware components.
• Knowledge to interpret electrical/mechanical diagrams.
• Technical writing capability is preferred.
• Understanding of vacuum systems fundamentals and integral hardware components chemical reactor a plus.
• Experience programming micro-controllers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, procure, install and test hardware mods to improve reactor performance.
• Assemble electronic and mechanical components and sub-assemblies.
• Develop test specs and procedures from blueprints and diagrams.
• Assist in product development for Film Deposition tools used in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Develop methods to establish quality standards.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians to support the team.
• Prepare technical reports with findings and recommendations.
• Interface with external vendors for outsourced products and services.

Skills

Hands-on hardware

Communication

Problem solving

Self-starting

Diagram interpretation

Technical writing

Vacuum systems knowledge

MCU programming

Office software

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate in electrical or mechanical fields

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

TOKYO ELECTRON AMERICA, INC. is offering a Spring 2027 Co-Op in Albany, NY. The program includes meaningful project work, Lean thinking and hands-on experiences aligned with business objectives. You will design, assemble and test hardware for semiconductor reactors, while learning standards, quality methods and vendor collaboration.

The role emphasizes teamwork with engineers and technicians, technical reporting and ongoing professional development in a clean-room environment.