Equipment Engineer

Job Title:   Equipment Engineer

Location:   Portland OR

Employment Type:   Full-Time Direct Hire with comprehensive benefits

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation:  $85K - 115K

Schedule:   First Shift

Equipment Engineer

Acara Solutions is seeking an Equipment Engineer to support manufacturing equipment, maintenance, and process technology in a high-volume semiconductor environment. This role focuses on equipment reliability, uptime, safety, yield, cost reduction, and engineering projects, with emphasis on diffusion/thermal toolsets.

About the Opportunity:

• Provide daily engineering support to manufacturing and maintenance for a fleet of production tools (TEL Indy or similar diffusion/thermal toolsets).
• Analyze equipment performance, failures, downtime, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across tool subsystems, including pumps, scrubbers, main power systems, and forelines.
• Improve equipment reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance, and operating procedures.
• Author and review preventive maintenance (PM) procedures and Best Known Methods (BKMs); develop standardized Green-to-Green PM times.
• Perform failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce repair, spare-part, utility, and operating costs; manage parts ordering, returns, and inventory documentation.
• Support equipment-related yield issues and process improvements.
• Address equipment safety, code, health, and regulatory requirements, including safety certifications such as air purification systems and CoHE processes.
• Develop and review energy-control procedures.
• Develop project proposals, specifications, scopes of work, and funding requests.
• Lead engineering or cross-functional projects, including vendors and contractors; manage project scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Maintain project documentation, maintenance requirements, and spare-parts lists.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and mentoring to engineers and technicians; develop technical training packages for toolsets.
• Prioritize work and coordinate team activities for an assigned tool area.
• Work in cleanroom and manufacturing environments, including areas with electrical, chemical, and stored-energy hazards.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or an Associate degree/technical training with equivalent hands-on experience.
• 2 years minimum experience in equipment engineering, equipment maintenance, reliability, troubleshooting, and/or project management in semiconductor manufacturing.

What Sets You Apart:

• Experience with TEL Indy or other diffusion/thermal toolsets.
• Subsystem expertise (pumps, scrubbers, power systems, forelines).
• Experience authoring PM procedures and BKMs and standardizing PM schedules.
• Technical lead experience: training and mentoring technicians, area coordination, building technical certification packages.
• Safety compliance experience and certifications in a fab environment.
• Parts and inventory logistics experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, maintenance, and operations.
• Experience with chemical supply and wet-cleaning systems is a plus.

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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

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