Principle Technician Equipment Engineering – CVD

Summary of Role: 

Equipment/Maintenance Technicians sustain and run the fab floor with primary responsibility of resolving equipment and process issues. Technician positions are shift positions working a compressed week of 12-hour shifts. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a 24/7 manufacturing facility providing technician support across all shifts.

Essential Responsibilities:       

• Perform basic preventive maintenance activities
• React to error messages of factory systems and/or equipment
• Process wafers using defined procedures
• Review Statistical Process Control charts for process quality and react to Out of Control conditions including defect troubleshooting
• Perform visual inspections (quality check)
• Recover from process and tool interruptions
• Identify and address potential areas for improvement and optimize tool availability, cycle time, utilization and cost
• Complete all required reporting and documentation
• Understand and follow all health, safety, and environmental procedures and requirements
• Actively participate in continuous improvement processes, learning and skills development
• Strong team member, able to work well with a global team, train new team members as needed and other duties as assigned
• Perform all activities in a safe ad responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

• Education – 2 Year Technical/Associates Degree in Science, Math, Engineering, Semi-Conductor Manufacturing or a related discipline or equivalent military training/experience or GED/high school plus relevant work experience
• Experience – Minimum of 6 years of relevant industry experience
• Travel – 0% to 10%
• Fluency in English Language – written & verbal
• Physical Capacity Demands – Able to perform shift work on a 12-hour shift schedule; including working in a cleanroom environment per semi-conductor industry and GLOBALFOUNDRIES protocol/requirements.  Able to wear all required clean room protective clothing and equipment throughout a 12 hour day (excluding breaks).  Able to lift a minimum of 30 pounds on a periodic basis throughout the shift (preventive maintenance) and/or process issues.  Able to perform work in a standing position for majority of a 12 hour shift (excluding breaks)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of structured problem solving tools and processes
• Knowledge of 300mm semiconductor AMAT CVD equipment
• Strong “hands on” technical skills
• Self-motivated and results-oriented team player with excellent communication skills
• Able to operate computer and system interface programs to ensure appropriate computing and analysis of production information
• Able to follow detailed instructions and procedures to complete tasks and required documentation; demonstrate solid work performance in an environment requiring high level of attention to detail and timeliness
• Strong team member, able to work well with a global team, train new team members as needed and other duties as assigned; able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize activities
• Proficiency with software applications: Microsoft Office, Google Suite
• Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control methodologies & systems
• Equipment or process maintenance experience in semi-conductor manufacturing