Staff Engineer, Equipment Engineering

The Staff Equipment Engineer must have strong equipment engineering background and experience.  They are responsible for the specification project management design review and qualification testing of the new tools Dedicated to new products. Further they work closely with Process Engineering Maintenance vendors and other teams to define improve and monitor equipment reliability throughput and process capability.  They define deploy monitor and improve the Preventive Maintenance specifications SPC on tool parameters bill of material and spare parts requirement. They review analyze and investigate equipment related scraps and provide root cause analysis and effective corrective actions. Being 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 escalations.

All Equipment Engineers are required to perform the following tasks as the minimum requirements:

Take ownership of the new equipment specification technical negotiation with vendors design and documentation review tool installation and qualification testing and documentation.  Ensure project is on schedule and at the same time deliver with the highest quality by proactively identifying and correcting capability reliability and Maintenance issues early on.  Generate accurate and detailed documentation for facility maintenance stores and process owners.

Lead or be an active team member to drive continuous improvement programs to improve equipment performance and reliability maximize Mean Productive Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Operational Uptime (AOU) and minimize Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).

Provide accurate and detailed documentation as well as training in basic and advanced maintenance and troubleshooting skills along with established best maintenance and safe practices.  Practice gage R&R on critical equipment and consumable related measurements.  Monitor and follow through for continuous improvement opportunities across all shifts.

Review and evaluate tool and spare parts related inputs from Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations.  Provide timely response proposed timeline and sound actions for continuous improvement opportunities.

Respond to scrapped wafers that occur due to equipment or maintenance related incidences. Review analyze and investigate equipment related scraps and provide sound root cause analysis and timely effective corrective actions.

Define and review regularly the minimum (reorder) and maximum spares quantities on critical and long lead items to ensure inventories are at the correct level to support equipment maintenance and repair effort.    Work with store and vendor to ensure in-coming parts meet form fit functional and other quality requirements.  Generate parts and consumables specifications checklist and drawings as needed.

Establish review regularly and respond to SPC out of control situation for equipment parameters.  Additionally define jointly with process team to set-up and test process and equipment alarm parameters at the tool.  Monitor tool alarm logs regularly and follow through for proactive actions and continuous improvement opportunities. Drive tool matching and yield improvement through design and engineering improvements.

Keep track of the down tool situation and provide verbal and written instructions to support teams upon request.  Respond to down tool escalation calls upon request by Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations.  Take an active and leading role in bringing the down tool up efficiently and effectively.   Observe for learning and improvement opportunities across all functions.  Follow through with the improvement actions.

Keep track and learn the applicable new equipment and process technologies for potential wafer fab applications and implementations.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electronics Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• At least 0-3 years Relevant experience in equipment sustaining or engineering roles in a wafer fab environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude with hands-on troubleshooting experience.
• Proficiency in data analysis SPC and root cause methodologies.
• Candidate must demonstrate technical capability and positive results in Thin Film process equipment and / or Wet processing equipment
• Experience Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is highly desirable
• Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to train and lead cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook) JMP and Project.
• Must know how to effectively work with technicians and be able to clearly transfer technical knowledge
• CAD experience (SolidWorks AutoCAD) and geometric tolerance knowledge.
• Six Sigma certification or training.

Additional Information :

WD is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race color ancestry religion (including religious dress and grooming standards) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender (including a persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons assigned sex at birth) age national origin sexual orientation medical condition marital status (including domestic partnership status) physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information protected medical and family care leave Civil Air Patrol status military and veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution.

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Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 07/08/2026 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employees 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 WDs 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 WDs 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 Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time