Epi Equipment Engineer

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 Epi Equipment Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team oriented environment.
Responsibilities include:

• Evaluating, selecting, and ordering equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacture of company products
• Overseeing the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment
• Keeping current on equipment manufacturers' technical notices, upgrades and safety issues
• Studying equipment performance and reliability
• Establishing programs and solutions for increasing uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process
• Providing technical support to the manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering organizations
• Defining and writing preventative maintenance schedules

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Electrical Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics or related engineering degree
• 3 years of relevant experience working in a semiconductor manufacturing environment as an Equipment Engineer with working knowledge of EPI process, tool configurations, and various types of EPI directly working on epitaxial

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of selective epitaxial growth and wafer preparation techniques for epitaxial growth
• Equipment maintenance and management experience on reduced pressure epi platforms, preferably direct experience with AMAT Centura EPI platforms and applications
• Equipment experience with reduced pressure epi platforms, preferably direct experience with the AMAT Centura EPI RP platform
• Experience with and understanding of surface analysis techniques like XPS, AFM, XRD, AES, EBSD, SIMS, etc.
• Prior experience with LPCVD, PECVD, high vacuum and/or ultra-high vacuum processing
• Equipment experience on other semi-conductor equipment (e.g. ASM, atmospheric EPI)
• 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