Senior Equipment Engineer - Diffusion

GlobalFoundries inc.; Town of Malta (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer to maintain and support a furnace equipment fleet, driving maintenance strategies and continuous improvement. You will generate work instructions, coordinate with supplier service on site, and ensure equipment reliability, efficiency and safety across shifts.

The role requires a BS degree with 2–4 years of relevant experience in electrical, electronics, mechanical, mechatronics or microelectronics, plus strong communication and documentation

Qualifications

• BS degree + 2-4 years of experience.
• Experience in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Microelectronics or related fields.
• Familiar with maintenance methods and equipment engineering.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams with equipment, process engineers and suppliers.
• Comprehensive project management skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams and shifts.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Ability to execute tasks in a Clean Room environment.
• US citizen and eligible for SECRET security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support a fleet of furnace equipment for readiness.
• Develop maintenance strategies including preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Create and optimize maintenance work instructions; interface with supplier service on site.
• Pursue continuous improvement of equipment reliability, efficiency, and quality.
• Minimize costs through efficient resource use and parts management.
• Start-up new equipment up to ready-for-process state.

Job description

About GlobalFoundries:

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role:

Senior Equipment Engineers maintain and support equipment readiness.

Typically performs one or more of the following in capacity of an individual contributor:

• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) and troubleshooting of equipment.
• Execute maintenance and tool support ensuring equipment readiness.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade of equipment ensuring minimal downtime.
• Analyze and monitor technical charts.
• Drive equipment improvement plans and projects.
• Ensure and follow good safety practices and custody of tools, equipment and other properties.
• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements.
• Work and collaborate other projects and/or assignments as needed

Essential Responsibilities:

Equipment ownership includes responsibility for hardware performance for a fleet of furnace equipment. Responsible for maintenance strategies of equipment including preventative and corrective maintenance.

To generate and optimize maintenance work instructions and to ensure effective maintenance of equipment with a team of shift technicians. Interface with supplier service team on site to ensure effective operation and maintenance. Continuous improvement of equipment reliability, efficiency, and quality.

To ensure cost minimization by efficient utilization of resources including parts management/2nd sourcing and performance optimization.

Start-up of new equipment until “ready for process” including hookup/facilitation, hardware installation, process startup, and acceptance.

To ensure appropriate maintenance documentation is updated, and Fault Detection Control is used for Equipment.

Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with corrective maintenance across multiple equipment types.

Other Responsibilities:

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

BS degree + 2-4 years of experience.

Experience includes multiple years work in any of the following engineering fields: Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Microelectronics or equivalent.

Familiar with maintenance methods and/or equipment engineering.

Ability to work in cross-functional teams of equipment and process engineers and with suppliers service management.

Comprehensive project management skills.

Strong communication and collaboration ability across teams and shifts.

Excellent documentation skills.

Ability to execute tasks in a Clean Room environment.

Applicant must be a US Citizen Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a SECRET level U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a high-volume semiconductor fab environment.
• Advanced knowledge of equipment reliability and performance optimization techniques.
• Demonstrated success in leading CIP projects and equipment improvement initiatives.
• Strong Critical thinker with a quality first mindset and the ability to influence peers.
• Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement.
• Training and mentoring experience within technical teams.
• Experience managing parts requests and vendor coordination for equipment support.

Expected Salary Range

$69,000.00 - $120,000.00 The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

The role you are applying for may require you to obtain a US Department of Defense Security Clearance at some time during your employment. Acceptance of this role commits to applying for such if requested. Further, the applicant consents to being asked questions about their citizenship and background to assess the likelihood of obtaining a Security Clearance. The applicant also acknowledges that GlobalFoundries can only nominate and submit an application for a Security Clearance. The granting of a Security Clearance is at the sole discretion of the U.S. Government and the Department of Defense.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory. All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law

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