Equipment Engineer

Your role and responsibilities As a Hardware Developer specializing in Semiconductor Technology Fab Operation, you will design, develop, test, and deliver hardware offerings using the latest technologies. You will work on delivering quality systems to meet market needs, establishing relationships across IBM and with external suppliers/vendors. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Develop Hardware Offerings: Design, develop, test, and deliver hardware products using design documentation, such as Functional Specifications and high-level design documents, ensuring components are unit tested and ready for integration into system products. • Ensure Quality and Reliability: Test functional and RAS aspects of implementations, identify and provide fixes to defects, and support customer environments in providing end-to-end solutions and issue resolution. • Collaborate with Suppliers: Establish relationships with external suppliers/vendors to ensure quality systems meet market needs. • Analyze and Resolve Issues: Conduct failure analysis, manage nonconforming materials, and implement corrective and preventive actions to ensure manufacturing quality support. • Support Manufacturing Process: Provide support for product and manufacturing process qualification, OEM quality assurance, and stop ship/AAP processes. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise • Exposure to Hardware Development: Familiarity with designing, developing, testing, and delivering hardware offerings using the latest technologies, including experience with design documentation such as Functional Specifications and high-level design documents. • Understanding of Quality and Reliability: Knowledge of testing functional and RAS aspects of implementations, identifying and providing fixes to defects, and supporting customer environments in providing end-to-end solutions and issue resolution. • Experience with Semiconductor Technology: Understanding of semiconductor technology fab operation, including corrective and preventive actions, quality audits, nonconforming materials, inventory management, and failure analysis. • Familiarity with Manufacturing Process: Exposure to product and manufacturing process qualification, OEM quality assurance, and stop ship/AAP processes in a semiconductor technology fab operation environment. • Collaboration with Suppliers: Experience working with external suppliers/vendors to ensure quality systems meet market needs. Preferred technical and professional experience • Familiarity with Advanced Semiconductor Technologies: Exposure to emerging trends and innovations in semiconductor technology fab operation, including new materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes. • Knowledge of Industry-Specific Quality Standards: Understanding of quality standards and regulations specific to the semiconductor industry, such as ISO/TS 16949 or IATF 16949. • Experience with Automated Testing Tools: Exposure to automated testing tools and methodologies used in semiconductor technology fab operation, including programming languages and software frameworks. OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being - Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs - Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law - Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals - Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship. The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.