Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineer, R&D Tooling

Amazon; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Semiconductor Senior Equipment Engineer in Pasadena, CA to develop, sustain, and optimize advanced semiconductor R&D equipment with our Equipment Engineering team and supplier partners.

You will lead cross-functional efforts with process development, supply chain, test engineering, and product management to prototype, qualify, and improve tools used in cutting-edge semiconductor research, ensuring reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• AS/BS in mechanical, electrical, etc.; 10 years in semiconductor industry or high-precision equipment
• Knowledge of cleanliness and safety standards (ISO, CE, UL, SEMI, NFPA)

Responsibilities

• Sustain semiconductor R&D operations through responding to and resolving equipment breakdowns quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime, and training on-site maintenance teams to resolve issues across other shifts.
• Be an active leader on a cross functional Equipment Engineering team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving R&D throughput and process development cycles. Diagnose equipment failures, find root causes, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Develop and improve equipment validation procedures including calibration, qualification, and process of record (POR) development for semiconductor R&D tools. Support Design of Experiments (DOE) and process window characterization.
• Become expert level trainer on all semiconductor tools in the R&D environment and be responsible for the level of knowledge of R&D technicians. Provide hands‑on support to maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve extended downtime situations.
• Take initiative to create, implement, and improve preventative and predictive maintenance documents and schedules for semiconductor R&D process equipment.

Skills

Project management

Mentoring

Education

AS/BS in mechanical/electrical engineering

Tools

Excel

SQL

Access

SECS/GEM

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Semiconductor Senior Equipment Engineer in Pasadena, CA to develop, sustain, and optimize advanced semiconductor R&D equipment with our Equipment Engineering team and supplier partners.

You will lead cross-functional efforts with process development, supply chain, test engineering, and product management to prototype, qualify, and improve tools used in cutting-edge semiconductor research, ensuring reliability and efficiency.