CMP Equipment Engineer

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Position Summary

The CMP Hardware Engineer will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, reliability, and capability enhancement of 300 mm CMP equipment. The role ensures stable tool performance while supporting CMP process development, engineering experiments, and customer application projects in the cleanroom.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the daily operation, performance, and stability of 300 mm CMP equipment.
• Maintain high equipment availability and ensure stable operation for engineering and customer application activities.
• Develop and maintain Best Known Method (BKM) operating conditions and standard CMP recipes.
• Perform equipment troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for hardware and process-related abnormalities.
• Develop and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) plans and maintenance procedures to improve tool reliability and minimize downtime.
• Monitor critical equipment parameters and identify potential hardware degradation or abnormal trends before failure.
• Support CMP process control, including platen, carrier/head, slurry delivery, chemical delivery, wafer handling, and other major subsystems.
• Work with equipment vendors on hardware troubleshooting, spare parts, upgrades, and technical improvements.
• Support equipment installation, hook-up, acceptance, qualification, and release of new or modified CMP systems.
• Drive hardware and equipment capability enhancement projects to improve uptime, process stability, defect performance, throughput, and tool capability.
• Support engineering DOE and process evaluations by ensuring equipment conditions are properly controlled and documented.
• Establish and maintain equipment SOPs, PM procedures, troubleshooting guides, spare-part lists, and maintenance records.
• Cooperate with Technical Integration and Metrology Engineers to investigate process excursions and resolve equipment-related issues.
• Ensure all equipment activities comply with cleanroom, chemical, EHS, and laboratory safety requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Hands-on experience with semiconductor manufacturing or wafer processing equipment is preferred.
• Experience with CMP equipment is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, chemical delivery, robotic, or wafer-handling systems is a plus.
• Experience with equipment troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and root cause analysis.
• Basic understanding of CMP process fundamentals, including slurry, pad, conditioning, pressure, platen/head operation, and polishing parameters.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to work effectively with equipment vendors and cross-functional engineering teams.

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