The opportunity As a Senior Equipment Engineering Technician (Etch) within our Manufacturing Engineering team, you will play a critical role in maintaining and optimizing plasma etch systems that are essential to our waveguide manufacturing process. This is a highly hands-on role focused on maximizing tool uptime, resolving complex failures, and driving performance improvements in a cleanroom environment.
You will partner closely with Equipment Engineering, Process Engineering, and Operations teams to support high-volume manufacturing and ensure stable, repeatable tool performance.
What you'll do - Perform advanced troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance on plasma etch systems (Plasma-Therm or similar dry etch tools)
- Diagnose and resolve issues across vacuum systems, RF power delivery, gas flow systems, and plasma processes
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic subsystems, including motors, pumps, valves, sensors, and PLC-controlled systems
- Support tool recovery and uptime efforts, minimizing downtime in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Execute and continuously improve preventive and corrective maintenance procedures
- Partner with Process and Equipment Engineers on tool optimization, experiments, and process stability improvements
- Analyze equipment performance data to identify root cause and recurring failure modes
- Support vendor interactions and escalations, including remote diagnostics and onsite service coordination
- Train and mentor junior technicians; develop SOPs and technical documentation
- Ensure compliance with cleanroom and safety protocols
What you'll bring- 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with a strong preference for etch tools
- Direct experience with plasma etch systems (Plasma-Therm, Lam, Applied Materials, or similar)
- Strong understanding of vacuum systems, RF / plasma systems, gas delivery, and process tool integration
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems across electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic domains
- Experience with PLC systems, sensors, alarms, and system-level diagnostics
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-urgency manufacturing environment
- Familiarity with cleanroom operations and protocols
- Experience documenting maintenance and work orders in systems such as CMMS or equivalent
It's exciting if you also have- Experience specifically with Plasma-Therm etch tools
- Prior support of high-volume semiconductor or advanced manufacturing environments
- Experience with RF matching networks, mass flow controllers (MFCs), and vacuum pumps (turbo/roughing)
- Exposure to process troubleshooting alongside engineering teams
Additional InformationPlease note that we do not accept any application documents via (e-)mail. Furthermore, we do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.
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