About the role

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Senior Equipment Engineer (Etch) at STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor company. Responsible for ownership, maintenance, and continuous improvement of etch equipment, primarily LAM XLE and LAM Rainbow systems, to maximize uptime and support process requirements. Requires 5+ years of semiconductor etch experience and a Bachelor's degree in engineering.

IDMFull-timeEquipment Engineering

Key Responsibilities

Serve as primary owner for assigned tools, especially LAM XLE and LAM Rainbow systems.
Maintain and continuously improve OEE, MTBF, and MTTR targets.
Develop and maintain equipment health monitoring and baseline control (SPC, FDC, fault codes, alarms).
Drive daily tool performance reviews, documenting issues, actions, and recovery plans.
Plan, execute, and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) activities according to OEM recommendations and fab strategies.
Perform complex troubleshooting on electrical, mechanical, vacuum, RF, gas delivery, and software subsystems.
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for chronic and high-impact issues using structured methods (8D, Fishbone, 5-Why, etc.).
Coordinate and supervise vendor field service engineers (FSEs) and contractors during major interventions, upgrades, and rebuilds.
Work closely with process engineering to ensure equipment performance supports CD, profile, uniformity, selectivity, and defectivity requirements.
Create and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting guides for AMAT SuperE, AMAT DPS.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
Min 5 years of relevant work experience in Semiconductor Etch area.
Familiar with Etch Equipment (LAM XLE and LAM Rainbow).
Good analytical and creative problem-solving skills with a keen eye to details.
High degree of interpersonal skills and able to work both independently and with cross-functional teams.
Knowledge of SPC, FMEA, 8D methodologies.