Analog Devices is seeking a
Staff Equipment Engineer as a senior technical contributor responsible for engineering ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement of Photolithography equipment in Wilmington, Massachusetts. This role provides technical leadership in equipment qualification, line sustainability, productivity improvement and cost improvement; while mentoring engineers and technicians in support of continuous operations.
Key Responsibilities:• Act as equipment owner for assigned manufacturing tools in photolithography, ensuring availability, reliability, safety, and performance.
• Lead line-sustaining activities including troubleshooting, containment, and permanent corrective actions for chronic and high-impact equipment issues.
• Drive Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvement initiatives through systematic downtime analysis.
• Plan, execute, and validate preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, ensuring effectiveness and compliance.
• Lead equipment qualification, buy-off, and transfer activities for new, relocated, or upgraded manufacturing tools.
• Review and approve equipment modifications, change kits, and engineering changes to meet production, safety, and quality requirements.
• Perform and lead root cause analysis (RCA) using structured methodologies (8D, FMEA, 5-Why) and ensure robust corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, control plans, and maintenance standards for manufacturing equipment.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to support capacity expansion, yield improvement, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Manage spare parts strategy, cost models, and supplier engagement to optimize maintenance cost and response time.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to Equipment Engineers and technicians; act as SME or technical lead for a toolset or area.
Minimum Qualifications:• US Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• 10+ Years experience in manufacturing equipment engineering within a semiconductor or electronics production environment.
• Proven background in line-sustaining, equipment reliability, maintenance engineering and OEE improvement.
Preferred Skills/Competencies:
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to clearly communicate across multiple functionalities.
• Experience with Nikon i14 steppers, TEL Tracks (MK5/MK7/ACT), UT1500 Steppers, vacuum ovens.
• Semiconductor manufacturing environment or related high-volume clean-room manufacturing experience.
For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position - except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) - may have to go through an export licensing review process.
Job Req Type: Experienced
Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days
The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $113,190 to $163,905.
- Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
- This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.
- This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.
