Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer Semiconductor Tooling

PhantaField; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PhantaField is seeking an Electrical & Controls Engineer to own the safety PLC, recipes, and host software for its 300 mm growth tool. You will ensure ISO 13849 validation, adapt electrical designs to US standards, and develop the recipe interlock system and data interfaces.

You will work on SECS/GEM integration, data pipelines, and tooling protection, reporting to the CEO in a fast-paced, IP-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of electrical and controls engineering on semiconductor equipment.
• Knowledge of safety PLCs and industrial safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 60204-1).
• Experience with host software in C#, C++ or Python.
• Familiarity with SECS/GEM standards and semiconductor equipment tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own safety PLC, recipes and host software on the growth tool.
• Validate safety-PLC design with ISO 13849 and SISTEMA reviews.
• Adapt electrical design to US facility power, NFPA 79 and UL compliance.
• Build recipe management, interlock matrix and alarm handling.
• Specify and integrate a SECS/GEM/GEM300 driver and data interfaces.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Controls engineering

Safety PLC

C#, C++, Python

Tools

TwinCAT

EtherCAT

TwinSAFE

SECS/GEM

EPLAN

MOCVD tools

PECVD tools

PVD tools

SECS/GEM driver

Job description

PhantaField is seeking an Electrical & Controls Engineer to own the safety PLC, recipes, and host software for its 300 mm growth tool. You will ensure ISO 13849 validation, adapt electrical designs to US standards, and develop the recipe interlock system and data interfaces.

You will work on SECS/GEM integration, data pipelines, and tooling protection, reporting to the CEO in a fast-paced, IP-driven environment.