Principal Engineer, Equipment Engineering (Diffusion)

Key Responsibilities

• Coach engineers in performing hardware troubleshooting
• Establish and optimize preventive maintenance plans for equipment to balance quality, cost, and productivity
• Liaise with vendors to resolve equipment issues and improve performance
• Initiate meetings with process and manufacturing engineers to ensure efficient workflow and module objective alignment
• Manage stock levels of spare parts and consumables based on forecasted manufacturing volume to avoid over-stock or under-stock
• Manage new equipment start-up from facilities hookup through vendor startup to production acceptance
• Implement equipment improvement projects to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve reliability
• Forecast financial budgets for equipment expenditures and set up tracking systems to monitor spending
• Set targets and goals for the section to minimize wafer scrap, equipment cost per wafer, and optimize equipment capability and utilization
• Follow up on SPSR, MRB, 8D, TECN, and ECN documentation for issue closure
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and conduct self-audits to update specifications per TS16949 quality standards
• Develop long-term solutions to address recurring hardware issues and resolve chronic department equipment problems