Equipment Engineer (Etch)

About STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is a leading global semiconductor company that leverages advanced technology and innovative chip solutions essential to the modern world. With a diverse workforce of more than 50,000 employees representing over 115 nationalities across 40 countries, ST is dedicated to collaboration, innovation, and sustainability to build smarter and greener futures.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of assigned equipment such as Trymax and Axcelis tools, ensuring optimal uptime and performance.
• Maintain and enhance equipment metrics including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
• Implement and oversee equipment health monitoring systems, utilizing tools like Statistical Process Control (SPC), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC), fault codes, and alarms.
• Conduct daily reviews of tool performance, documenting issues, corrective actions, and recovery strategies.
• Plan, execute, and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) schedules based on OEM guidelines and fabrication strategies.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems across electrical, mechanical, vacuum, radio frequency (RF), gas delivery, and software components.
• Lead root cause analyses for persistent or critical problems using structured frameworks such as 8D, Fishbone diagrams, and 5-Why techniques.
• Coordinate with vendor field service engineers and contractors during major maintenance, upgrades, and equipment rebuilds.
• Collaborate with process engineering teams to ensure equipment supports critical parameters including critical dimension (CD), profile, uniformity, selectivity, and defectivity standards.
• Analyze data from tool logs, SPC charts, metrology, and wafer mapping to correlate equipment status with yield and performance outcomes.
• Support process qualifications, equipment chamber swaps, hardware adjustments, and recipe releases.
• Maintain and implement chamber matching protocols to ensure consistency.
• Identify and implement improvements aimed at boosting uptime, extending parts lifespan, and minimizing operating expenses.
• Optimize consumption of consumables and spare parts inventory, including buffer stock management, repair strategies, and refurbishment plans.
• Participate in or lead continuous improvement initiatives such as CIP, Lean, and Six Sigma projects targeting productivity and quality enhancements.
• Support capacity expansion efforts involving chamber additions, throughput enhancements, and software upgrades.
• Develop and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance guides, and troubleshooting documentation.
• Ensure all service events, alarms, interventions, and changes are thoroughly recorded in Equipment History Systems or Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.
• Provide technical training and mentorship to equipment technicians, junior engineers, and shift staff.
• Adhere to change management processes regarding hardware, software, and recipe modifications.
• Comply with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations, company safety protocols, and cleanroom requirements.
• Support safety audits, risk assessments, lockout/tagout procedures, particularly for gas, chemical, RF, and high voltage systems.
• Ensure compliance with relevant quality management systems such as ISO and automotive standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least two years of pertinent experience in equipment or field service roles within the semiconductor industry.
• Familiarity with tools such as Trymax, Axcelis, Gasonic, or Mattson equipment.
• Self-motivated and flexible mindset with strong capacity to learn quickly and work autonomously.
• Analytical thinker with a detail-oriented approach to identifying and solving problems creatively.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of analytical and problem-solving methodologies including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and structured problem solving techniques like 8D.

Additional Information

STMicroelectronics is recognized as a 2025 Global Top Employer and is the only semiconductor company awarded this distinction, acknowledged for its commitment to ethics, integrity, purpose, organizational development, and high performance.

The company fosters a diverse and inclusive working environment, valuing equity in career advancement and remuneration. Candidates from varied backgrounds are encouraged to apply even if not meeting all listed criteria, supporting growth and learning opportunities.