Engineer, Equipment Development - PCVD

Req. ID:

JR113533 Engineer, Equipment Development - PCVD

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The PCVD Equipment Development Engineer supports the development, qualification, optimization, and transfer of advanced PCVD equipment and subsystems for semiconductor manufacturing. The role focuses on hands-on equipment engineering, including installation, troubleshooting, hardware modification, root cause analysis, performance optimization, and transfer to High Volume Manufacturing (HVM).

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and support equipment development activities for new and existing PCVD platforms, subsystems, and enabling technologies.
• Execute hands-on characterization, engineering experiments, and learning plans to evaluate equipment capability, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Analyze equipment and process data to identify improvement opportunities, drive design learning, and mitigate technical risk.
• Develop, evaluate, and implement hardware modifications to improve equipment performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost of ownership.
• Support equipment build, installation, startup, qualification, and technology transfer activities at development and manufacturing sites.
• Troubleshoot complex equipment issues through systematic root cause analysis and implementation of effective corrective actions.
• Collaborate with equipment suppliers, facilities, process engineering, manufacturing, and global development teams to achieve project objectives.
• Manage engineering change activities including design reviews, validation plans, risk assessments, and implementation tracking.
• Develop equipment roadmaps and Continuous Improvement Projects (CIPs) required to advance toolsets through EMI maturity levels and prepare them for HVM transfer.
• Drive reliability, uptime, and productivity improvements through structured engineering methodologies and hands-on technical execution.

Other Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical documentation including equipment specifications, engineering reports, lessons learned, qualification reports, and development roadmaps.
• Present project progress, technical findings, and recommendations to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support supplier evaluations, design reviews, factory acceptance testing, and onsite equipment commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with Micron safety, environmental, contamination control, and cleanroom requirements.
• Participate in global development projects and support technology deployment across multiple manufacturing sites.

AI Responsibilities

• Integrate AI-assisted tools and data-driven methods to improve engineering efficiency, accelerate problem-solving, and enhance decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation for equipment monitoring, data analysis, predictive maintenance, and workflow optimization.
• Share and apply AI-enabled best practices that improve equipment development effectiveness and engineering productivity.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on semiconductor equipment installation, startup, maintenance, and qualification experience.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams on equipment improvements.

Technical Skills

• Equipment troubleshooting, root cause analysis, hardware modification, and optimization.
• Knowledge of vacuum, RF, gas delivery, abatement, thermal, robotics, and chamber systems.
• Equipment characterization, verification, qualification, and performance data analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, P&IDs, and technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• PCVD/PECVD equipment development experience.
• Equipment transfer from R&D to manufacturing/HVM.
• Chamber hardware, process kit, vacuum, or subsystem development and optimization.
• Equipment component selection and integration, including pumps, abatement, chillers, and gas systems.
• Knowledge of EMI progression, technology qualification, and HVM readiness.
• FOAK equipment introduction or technology development experience.

Soft Skills

• Strong hands-on engineering mindset with a passion for solving real equipment problems.
• Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in cross-functional and global development environments.
• Strong project ownership and execution capability.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple technical projects simultaneously.
• Independent problem solver with a bias toward action and continuous improvement.

Job Profile(s):

Equipment Engineer 3

Relocation level: (TBD)

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