Coherent

Senior Equipment Engineer

Coherent$120K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • AA or BS degree with 10+ years in wafer fab equipment engineering
  • Experience in photolithography
  • Professional certifications are a plus
  • Hands-on semiconductor fab experience with various tools like ICP and PECVD
  • Strong data analysis and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

  • Install and qualify new fab tools
  • Troubleshoot, repair, and document equipment issues
  • Collaborate with process engineers to resolve production problems
  • Manage vendor relationships and tool performance metrics
  • Create purchase requisitions for equipment and parts
  • Implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) techniques

Benefits

  • Work in a cleanroom environment
  • Strict adherence to safety and quality standards
  • Opportunity for cross-functional teamwork
  • Professional development through certifications
Full Job Description
Job Description

  • Install, qualify, maintain, and optimize Etch, PECVD, Sputter equipment in a semiconductor fab
  • Drive yield, uptime, and process stability
  • Work in a cleanroom manufacturing environment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
  • Equipment install + qualification (new fab tools)
  • Sustainment: troubleshooting, repairs, documentation
  • Partner with process engineers to fix production issues
  • Manage vendors + tool performance metrics
  • Able to write purchase req's for vendors and parts
  • Implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategies

Education & Experience
  • AA or BS and 10+ years in wafer fab equipment engineering.
  • Experience in photolithography
  • Professional certifications is a plus

Skills
  • Semiconductor fab experience with ICP, RIE etcher, PECVD tools Ebeam's and sputters.
  • Strong troubleshooting + data analysis
  • Cross-functional collaboration (process + manufacturing teams)
  • Programming / data science increasingly valued
  • Good communication & interpersonal skills

Working Conditions

Fab work - Require to in a bunny suit, facemask, gloves and booties. Will be required to wear proper PPE when working on some applications.

Physical Requirements

At a minimum, you must include the following:
  • Standing sometimes (8 hours per day)
  • Lifting (40lbs.)
  • Pushing/Pulling (50lbs.)
  • Sitting sometimes (8 hours per day)

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

About Coherent

Coherent, Inc. is a global leader in providing laser-based solutions to a broad range of commercial and scientific research customers. The company designs, manufactures, and markets lasers, laser-based systems, precision optics, and related accessories for a diverse group of customers. Coherent's markets include scientific research, OEM components and instrumentation, microelectronics, materials processing, and life sciences. The company's products are used in a wide range of applications. Coherent was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Learn more about Coherent
Size
5,085 employees
Market Cap
$4.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$419.7 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+27.8%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
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