Western Digital Technologies

Wafer Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Western Digital Technologies • $115K — $153K *
San Jose, CA 95123In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Technical degree in Electronics or equivalent experience in Military or Semiconductor industries
  • Strong mechanical and electrical skills
  • 0-5+ years experience with Vacuum, Photo, or Wet/Plating Technologies
  • Proficient in reading electrical schematics and assembly drawings
  • Understanding of failure mechanisms and ability to diagnose and repair issues
  • Skilled in MS Office and knowledge of programming in PLC, Python, HTML, JavaScript is a plus
  • Effective communicator and team player with cross-functional collaboration abilities

Responsibilities

  • Analyze tool parametric data to develop corrective and preventative actions
  • Train and collaborate with line maintenance on assigned toolsets
  • Draft procedures and checklists for effective maintenance
  • Collaborate across Maintenance, Equipment Engineering, and Process Engineering teams
  • Engineer solutions to improve productivity and tool reliability
  • Provide necessary informational resources for personnel
  • Deliver technical training and certification for maintenance staff

Benefits

  • Comprehensive package including paid vacation and sick leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Tuition reimbursement and transit benefits
  • Employee stock purchase plan and savings 401(k) Plan
  • Access to various voluntary benefit programs
Full Job Description
Job Description

Western Digital
The next big thing in data is you!

As an Equipment Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and managing specific toolset(s) on a wafer manufacturing production line in a class 100 cleanroom environment. The successful candidate will be able to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and collaborate effectively; they will demonstrate a willingness to learn, flexibility, creative problem solving, exemplary communication skills and an ability to think on their feet.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Acquire, Review and analyze tool parametric data as well as wafer metrology to formulate corrective and preventative actions.
  • Support, train and work with line maintenance on the assigned toolset(s).
  • Create procedures and checklists for the line to use to help ensure uniform and effective preventative and corrective maintenance.
  • Collaborate with colleagues from Maintenance, Equipment Engineering and Process Engineering.
  • Engineer Solutions. Where necessary engineer problems out of the existing tools to increase productivity, Increase MTBF, lower MTTR
  • Provide and ensure informational resources are available to all personnel working on the toolset.
  • Provide Technical training and certification for maintenance personnel.


Qualifications

REQUIRED:
  • Technical degree in Electronics, Military experience, or Semiconductor Industries experience.
  • Must have excellent mechanical and electrical aptitude.
  • Min 0-5+ Years' Experience in Vacuum, Photo, or Wet/Plating Technologies.
  • Ability to read electrical schematic diagrams and assembly drawings.
  • Understanding of failure mechanisms, ability to isolate determine root cause and repair.
  • Proficient in MS Office Applications (Word/Excel/Power Point/Outlook), Mediawiki
  • Programming languages in PLC, Python, HTML, JavaScript a plus.
  • Effective team player with proven relationship building & communication skills, including cross-functionally with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, Peers, Management, Customers, and Suppliers.
  • Knowledge of control systems and/or PLC (Process Logic Control)
  • Ability to work overtime and weekends as required.

SKILLS:
  • Wet - Plating (NiFe, MLO, Raider-MLO, Bake Oven, Asher-Etch, NMT & SRD systems, etc.), Resist Strip/Liftoff, Chemical Etch & CMP


Salary Ranges: 115,200.00-153,600.00

Compensation & Benefits Details
  • An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
  • The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
  • If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
  • You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to WD's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
  • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

About Western Digital Technologies

Western Technology Investment is a venture capital firm that specializes in offering acquisition financing to revenue-generating firms. The firm provides debt and lease financing to venture capital backed technology companies.

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Learn more about Western Digital Technologies
Size
65,600 employees
Market Cap
$9.9 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$167 million
Founded
1970
5 Year Trend
-0.3%
Revenue
$16.3 billion
NASDAQ
WDC
* Ladders Estimates

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