Staff Engineer, Equipment Engineering

Job Description The Staff Engineer, Equipment Engineering must have a strong equipment background and experience maintaining specific tools on a wafer manufacturing production line in a class 100 cleanroom environment. The successful candidate will work with minimal supervision, take initiative and collaborate effectively, demonstrating willingness to learn, flexibility, creative problem solving, exemplary communication skills, and the ability to think on their feet. Candidates must be flexible with work schedule and overtime, as required by the team. They are responsible for reviewing and interfacing with cross‑functional disciplines on specifications, projects, equipment reliability, and throughput. They review, analyze and investigate equipment‑related scrap, provide root cause analysis and effective corrective actions. As the in‑house technical equipment expert, they are hands‑on technical individuals with strong troubleshooting skills to help bring the tool up efficiently and effectively upon down‑tool escalation. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Support maintenance with equipment troubleshooting in conjunction with both scheduled and unscheduled downtime events. Troubleshoot and repair complex unscheduled failures to root cause and document for future reference. Provide inputs to Engineering and/or maintenance team for improving PM cycle‑time, tool availability, quality/workmanship, and to reduce wafer scrap and cost of ownership. Provide technical on‑the‑job training for maintenance personnel. Support Equipment Engineering Team to define and write preventive maintenance procedures, BKM’s, OCAP’s, and/or new equipment parts inventory and stocking. Support engineering with scrap mitigation, obsolescence, increase equipment OEE, and other equipment KPI’s. Monitor Artist, SPC, Spotfire, PdM for assigned equipment improvement. Support engineering projects, upgrades, retrofits, and installations. Required Qualifications BS plus relevant experience in engineering field. Technical degree in Electronics, Military experience, or Semiconductor Industries experience. Excellent mechanical and electrical aptitude. Experience in Vacuum 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 Windows Software (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook) & Forum Notes. Effective team player with proven relationship building & communication skills (written/oral), 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. Preferred Skills Senior Level equipment technical experience. Robust background in electronics and mechanical troubleshooting, vacuum theory and RF/Microwave Plasma Etching. Strong experience utilizing troubleshooting equipment, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and specialized alignment tooling. Team player able to negotiate cross functional disciplines. Leadership qualities and project management skills. Preferred RF/DC Plasma Equipment: Veeco HRPVD, Veeco PVD‑HR, Ferrotec MeiVac 602 PVD. Compensation & Benefits Salary range: $106,600 – $142,100. An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, ability, knowledge of the job, performance, contribution and results, geographic location, shift, internal and external equity, and business and organizational needs. 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. Eligible for bonuses under WD’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”), and may be eligible to participate in the annual Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) program with restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, subject to WD’s standard terms and conditions. Comprehensive benefits include 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; volunteer 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. 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 remain in the Company’s sole discretion and may be modified by the Company at its discretion, consistent with the law. 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