Equipment Technician

Job Description:

• [Company] is currently working with our client near Hanover, MD who is seeking an Equipment Technician to perform preventative maintenance and repairs of semiconductor processing equipment on the production line.

Essential Functions:

• Trouble-shoot and repair semiconductor fabrication equipment
• Be responsible for equipment up time in a manufacturing environment
• Assign, schedule, and perform the maintenance and repair work of equipment; respond to emergency site maintenance as required; confer with and advise other management personnel regarding maintenance projects and priorities.
• Perform skilled work in one or more of the following maintenance trades areas: Installation of compressed gas, cryogenic and exhaust lines, electrical connections, plumbing, leak testing, electrical circuit testing and repair.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) and document procedures as detailed in the equipment specification and equipment manuals of each tool
• Estimate labor and material costs for replacement, repair, alterations and improvements of equipment; order materials and supplies; test, select, and purchase of maintenance supplies, spare parts, and equipment.
• Negotiate service contracts and supervise vendors when needed
• Ensure tool safety; document and maintain PM schedule
• Train technicians to implement preventative maintenance on select tools
• Coordinate and supervise the relocation of equipment and utilities within the building; coordinate the installation of utilities if needed.
• Consult with architects and engineers; coordinate projects with maintenance and site personnel and outside contractors, inspect work in progress and upon completion; oversee selected deferred maintenance projects;
• Maintain a variety of records and prepare reports; review reports on costs of work done, materials used, and labor expended. Communicate downtimes with managers.
• Maintain adequate levels of tools, equipment, and other maintenance supplies.
• Inspect and evaluate work in progress by maintenance projects, after work hours and on weekends; respond to emergency site maintenance after hours and on weekends.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• Experienced with semiconductor fabrication equipment
• Vacuum systems
• High-voltage (HV) and radio frequency (RF) power supplies
• E-beam and sputter deposition systems
• Plasma deposition and etching systems
• Photolithography equipment: spin coaters, mask aligners
• Other equipment: tube furnaces, metrology tools (thickness, profilometer, CD), wet process decks, spin rinse dryers
• Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment and tools used in the repair and maintenance of semiconductor fabrication equipment and its support equipment
• Principles of budget preparation and control
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices (OSHA)
• Computerized maintenance work-order system and other maintenance computer applications
• Knowledge of hazardous materials management and environmental requirements
• Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, code and regulations.
• Required Skills:
• Technician-Uncategorized
• Semiconductor Equipment
• Maintenance
• Clean Room Equipment