Wacker Siltronic Corp

Equipment Engineer II

Wacker Siltronic Corp$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Over two years of related industry experience
  • Advanced, hands-on knowledge in chosen engineering discipline
  • Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Strong facilitation and documentation skills
  • Ability to balance technical and administrative tasks
  • Preferred experience with chemical supply and wet-cleaning systems

Responsibilities

  • Develop a thorough understanding of equipment and support systems
  • Provide daily operational support and monitor equipment status
  • Identify and resolve safety and equipment health issues
  • Implement improvements to maintenance programs and procedures
  • Establish and optimize preventative maintenance tasks and schedules
  • Identify cost reduction strategies and track technical spending
  • Analyze engineering problems and provide comprehensive solutions
  • Prepare and manage engineering project proposals and vendor selection

Benefits

  • 120 hours vacation
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • 60 hours of sick time
  • Medical / Dental / Vision
  • Health Savings Account Option
  • Long Term Disability
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid Leave Oregon
  • Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Educational Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Financial Wellness Assistance
  • Legal Insurance
  • Quarterly Success Share Bonus
  • Referral Program
  • Retirement Plan Options, up to 5% Match
  • Sponsored Wellness Programs & Challenges
  • Subsidized Public Transportation Pass
Full Job Description
Seeking an Equipment Engineer II

The Equipment Engineer analyzes equipment performance metrics and maintenance data to drive continuous improvements in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Diagnoses complex engineering problems and delivers end-to-end solutions impacting reliability, uptime, yield, capability, and operating cost, including developing business cases and managing funded projects. Leads and oversees vendors, consultants, and contractors to ensure cost, performance, and schedule objectives are met. Develops, reviews, and enforces Energy Control Procedures, applying sound engineering judgment to ensure safe operations and regulatory compliance.

Job Duties:
  • Develop a complete understanding of equipment and support systems in assigned areas. Act as a trainer and certifier for maintenance technicians.
  • Provide daily support to operations. Be aware of equipment status and priority. Monitor the direction and effectiveness of repairs and provide support as necessary to maintenance.
  • Have a thorough knowledge of hazards and safety concerns for assigned areas. Identify and resolve equipment code, health and safety issues. Develop and review energy control procedures.
  • Identify and implement improvements to equipment, maintenance programs and procedures. Maintain a Pareto of failure causes by frequency, cost, and downtime. Monitor trends in technical availability, TTRmax, MTTR and MTBF. Perform failure analysis of equipment and components. Develop and implement predictive maintenance methods. Make improvements to reduce unscheduled downtime and increase reliability of equipment.
  • Develop and review preventative and planned maintenance requirements. Establish initial preventative maintenance tasks and schedules. Review PM's regularly for effectiveness. Identify and schedule planned maintenance activities. Develop procedures where necessary. Review and optimize spare parts requirements.
  • Identify and implement cost reductions. Track and trend the technical spending for assigned equipment. Identify and implement ways to reduce repair costs, qualify alternative spare parts and to reduce consumption of utilities and consumables.
  • Work with process technology to identify and resolve equipment related yield issues. Develop methods to assign causes to yield excursions. Identify key equipment parameters which cause variation and establish SPC for these.
  • Analyze engineering problems in detail and provide complete design solutions.
  • Prepare project proposals and request for funding. Organize, direct and control the efforts of an engineering project team. Prepare project specifications and scope of work by vendors, consultants, and contractors. Review and select vendors, consultants, and contractors. Monitor and control the execution of projects for cost schedule and performance. Provide regular project reports and forecasts.
  • Provide complete documentation, P.M. schedules and spare parts lists in connection with each project.
  • Participate in special projects, cooperate with other team members and perform other duties as assigned. (secondary)
  • Frequent work in clean rooms and areas where contamination is detrimental to product quality. (secondary)
  • Work occasionally in hazardous areas involving potentially dangerous electrical power, chemical, and stored energy. (secondary)
  • Responsible for understanding the hazards in the workplace, including hazardous waste handling and awareness. Required to remain up to date on applicable trainings.

Position Requirements:

Requires a B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, along with more than two years of related industry experience and advanced, hands-on knowledge in the individual's chosen engineering discipline. The role requires the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, facilitate and document work sessions and meetings, and communicate clearly across a variety of disciplines, groups, and organizational levels. Candidates must be capable of balancing both technical and administrative responsibilities while considering short- and long-term impacts of project implementation. Experience with chemical supply and wet-cleaning systems is preferred.

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following tasks:
  • Ability to sit / stand / walk as required for various periods of time
  • Ability to use office equipment, phones, laptop effectively for various amounts of time throughout the day
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Benefits and Compensation:
  • 120 hours vacation
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • 60 hours of sick time
  • Medical / Dental / Vision
  • Health Savings Account Option
  • Long Term Disability
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid Leave Oregon
  • Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Educational Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Financial Wellness Assistance
  • Legal Insurance
  • Quarterly Success Share Bonus
  • Referral Program
  • Retirement Plan Options, up to 5% Match
  • Sponsored Wellness Programs & Challenges
  • Subsidize Public Transportation Pass

**Relocation assistance is not offered

About Wacker Siltronic Corp

Wacker Siltronic Corporation is a leading manufacturer of hyperpure silicon wafers and a partner to many top-tier semiconductor companies. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Wacker Siltronic is a subsidiary of Wacker Chemie AG, a global chemical company that produces a wide range of chemical products for various industries. The company's hyperpure silicon wafers are used in the production of microchips and other electronic components. Wacker Siltronic has manufacturing facilities in Germany, Singapore, and the United States, and employs over 5,500 people worldwide.
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