Western Digital Equipment Maintenance Technician - Gold Prime 

United States, California, San Jose 

156234651

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

As Equipment Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining specific tools on a wafer manufacturing production line in a class 100 cleanroom environment. The successful candidate will be able to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and collaborate effectively; they will demonstrate a willingness to learn, flexibility, creative problem solving, exemplary communication skills and an ability to think on their feet. Candidates must be flexible to work a 12 hour AWS Shift and overtime, which includes holidays, as required by the team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine preventive maintenance per schedule and MMM (Manufacturing Maintenance Manual) procedures for assigned tool set.
• Document routine preventive maintenance on PM checklists, record data if applicable and maintain completed checklist/history in tool logbook.
• Troubleshoot and repair routine unscheduled failures to root cause and select correct down code when closing out call for Equipment Engineer to improve MTBF (Mean-Time Between Failure).
• Document routine preventive maintenance and unscheduled failures on Resource Viewer and Forum Notes equipment manufacturing tracking system and database
• Provide inputs to Shift Manager, Lead and/or Equipment Engineer to improve PM cycle-time, MTTR (Mean-Time to Repair), tool availability, quality/workmanship, reduce wafer scrap and cost of ownership.
• Provide Technical training and certification for maintenance personnel as needed/assigned.
• Support Tool Owner and Equipment Engineer to define and write preventive maintenance procedures.
• Effective team player with proven relationship building & communication skills, including cross-functionally with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, Peers, Management, Customers, and Suppliers.

REQUIRED:

• Technical degree in Electronics, Military experience, Automotive Technology, or Semiconductor Industries experience (5 Years of experience),
• Must have excellent mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Follow all work Safety guidelines.
• Intermediate level of electronics and high voltage schematic comprehension, assembly drawings, and troubleshooting.
• Brooks and GenMark robot manual operation and teaching ability.
• Comprehension of DC and RF- PVD process fundamentals.
• Min 5 Years’ Experience in Vacuum, Photo/Metrology, or Wet/Plating Technologies, Automotive Technology, Military experience or in the Semiconductor industry.
• Ability to read electrical schematic diagrams and assembly drawings.
• RGA and Helium leak check experience.
• Familiar with HMI PC software structure.
• Understanding of failure mechanisms, ability to isolate determine root cause and high quality repairs.
• Proficient in MS Windows Software (Word/Excel/Power Point/Outlook).
• Support Tool Owner and Equipment Engineer to define and write preventive maintenance procedures.
• Knowledge of control systems and/or PLC (Process Logic Control)
• Ability to work overtime, including holidays as required.

SKILLS:

• Mid to Senior Level Equip Maintenance Tech
• Deposition, Beam Etch & Ion Mill – Veeco IBE, DLC 350, Veeco RF350 & RF 240 Ion Mill, etc.
• Wet – Plating (SSEC, Raider-MLO, Bake Oven, Asher-Etch, NMT & SRD systems, etc.), Resist Strip/Liftoff, Chemical Etch, EBARA & CMP, TOSETZ
• Photo – ASML, Canon, TEL, FSI. VERITY. FEI, & KLA Tencor systems, etc.
• Vacuum PVD – Balzers, Commonwealth, Comptech, Plasmatherm, CVC, VIBD, HSALD, MeiVac, HRPVD, HHTRIE, Veeco, and Anelva systems, etc.