Senior Equipment Engineer – Semiconductor Manufacturing

FormFactor Inc.; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

ESPP

Paid time off

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking an experienced Equipment Engineer III to advance manufacturing operations at our Farmers Branch, Texas facility.

You will lead strategic efforts to improve performance, reliability, and lifecycle management of complex equipment used in semiconductor probe card production and related processes. As a senior individual contributor, you will independently drive high‑impact engineering initiatives, resolve complex technical challenges, and collaborate across engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field as listed.
• 8+ years in equipment/manufacturing/maintenance engineering in semiconductor or electronics.
• Proven ability to lead complex engineering projects and cross‑functional decisions.
• Experience with equipment troubleshooting, qualification, reliability improvement, and maintenance metrics.
• Knowledge of safety, quality, change control, documentation and compliance in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own critical equipment performance, reliability, maintenance strategy and lifecycle planning.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions and chronic issue resolution for complex equipment problems.
• Drive uptime, MTBF, MTTR, utilization, throughput, yield and cost of ownership improvements.
• Lead or support equipment selection, installation, startup, qualification, validation, upgrades and capacity expansion.
• Collaborate with Process Eng, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, EHS, Supply Chain, IT and vendors to improve equipment capability and readiness.
• Use data, SPC, DOE, FMEA, reliability analysis and manufacturing analytics to identify risks and improve equipment performance.
• Support automation, equipment connectivity, MES/data collection, predictive maintenance and smart manufacturing initiatives.
• Create and maintain equipment specifications, procedures, maintenance standards, training materials and documentation.
• Mentor engineers and technicians and provide technical leadership on equipment strategy and best practices.

Skills

Compliance Management

Root Cause Analysis

DOE

FMEA

CAPA

Lean Manufacturing

Power BI

Machine Vision

Predictive Maintenance

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

Power BI

JMP

Minitab

MES

PLC/HMI

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking an experienced Equipment Engineer III to advance manufacturing operations at our Farmers Branch, Texas facility.

You will lead strategic efforts to improve performance, reliability, and lifecycle management of complex equipment used in semiconductor probe card production and related processes. As a senior individual contributor, you will independently drive high‑impact engineering initiatives, resolve complex technical challenges, and collaborate across engineering,