Senior CMP Equipment Engineer — Drive Tool Excellence

SkyWater Technology, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyWater Technology, Inc. in Austin, TX is hiring an experienced semiconductor equipment engineer for the Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) area. The role maintains CMP equipment, drives improvements, and ensures metrics are met while addressing systemic availability issues.

You will manage one or more CMP tool sets (STI, W, Oxide, Cu) and work hands-on in the fab with technicians and engineers to resolve tool issues. On-site M-F, 7:30am–4:30pm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related disciplines preferred
• 3-5 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience with chemical mechanical polish at a semiconductor company desired
• The ability to handle challenging work with time constraints
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root-cause problem solving abilities
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, and electrical schematics
• Skilled at communicating priorities through dashboards and reports
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good computer hardware and software skills

Responsibilities

• Responsible for one or more CMP equipment sets in the areas of STI, W, Oxide, or Cu
• Work hands-on in the fab alongside equipment/process technicians and engineers to troubleshoot and resolve tool issues
• Maintain and improve tool controls using Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Fault Detection Control (FDC)
• Work with the maintenance team to develop, maintain, and improve maintenance procedures, ensure parts availability, and drive plans and actions on non-standard equipment issues
• Work with the process and industrial engineers to improve tool availability, throughput, and utilization
• Develop and execute plans to drive down overall costs while ensuring high quality
• Work on cross functional teams to address equipment related defect and yield issues

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Root-cause problem solving

Reading mechanical drawings

Reading pneumatic diagrams

Reading electrical schematics

Dashboards and reports

MS Office

Hardware/software fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

SkyWater Technology, Inc. in Austin, TX is hiring an experienced semiconductor equipment engineer for the Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) area. The role maintains CMP equipment, drives improvements, and ensures metrics are met while addressing systemic availability issues.

You will manage one or more CMP tool sets (STI, W, Oxide, Cu) and work hands-on in the fab with technicians and engineers to resolve tool issues. On-site M-F, 7:30am–4:30pm.