Equipment Engineer - DM5 - Diffusion

Change the world. Love your job.

Do you want to work for an organization that values your opinion? Do you want to work for an organization where you can play a pivotal role in several different areas? Look no further. As a Texas Instruments Equipment Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team oriented environment.

Equipment Engineer Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Studies equipment performance reliability and maintains equipment 
• Drive cost of ownership to optimized performance
• Oversees the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment
• Responsible for evaluating, selecting, and ordering equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacture of company products
• Keeps current on equipment manufacturers' technical notices, upgrades and safety issues
• Work with equipment vendors to sustain and enhance equipment performance from a tool standpoint
• Use data to make intelligent improvements to overall equipment performance
• Compiles and evaluates data to determine appropriate limits and variables for equipment specifications
• Provides technical support to the manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering organizations
• Provide technical support to indirect technicians, and technical support to operations team through definition of operation specifications and training aids
• Establishes action plans, programs, and solutions for increasing uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process
• Defines and writes preventative maintenance schedules
• Project management that results in the timely execution of continuous improvement actions that resolve issues impacting fab performance metrics
• Support teams in addressing fab projects such as safety, quality, equipment availability or efficiency
• Provide progress reports on tools, processes, and goals

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics or related engineering degree
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience working in a  Semiconductor manufacturing environment as an Equipment Engineer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Equipment experience with AMAT Centura RTP Mod1, Mod2, and/or TEL Furnaces 8S, Alpha 8SE, etc.
• Prior experience with Thermal Annealing, Thermal Processing, or Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition
• Equipment experience on other equipment (e.g., AMAT, TEL, and/or ASM)
• Experience on tool monitoring and interdiction software, and equipment maintenance and documentation
• Working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing, and SPC techniques
• Experienced with semiconductor cleanroom protocol and behaviors
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Ability to work effectively in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationship