Dry Etch Equipment Technician

Position Summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the world with more than 3,000 employees and 2.45 million square feet of floor space. Samsung Austin Semiconductor has broad semiconductor process technology offerings serving customers in various application areas including mobile, consumer, networking/high performance computing, Internet of Things, RF and automotive. Since 1996, SAS has invested approximately $17 billion in its Austin, TX campus, making it one of the largest direct foreign investments in United States history. Samsung Austin Semiconductor is a US-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The Austin facility is one of the few semiconductor plants the company has outside South Korea. Visit www.samsung.com/us/sas.

SAS is focused on being the World’s Best Foundry product supplier.

Role and Responsibilities

• Be a part of a team that has incredible control over highly complicated equipment in a fast paced environment.
• Log data accurately and promptly for all assignments
• Document and communicate all equipment activities for the shift during pass down
• Troubleshoot and resolve high-level equipment problems
• Disposition non-conforming material, identify abnormal conditions, and determine corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Assist engineering teams with experiments
• Follow & Maintain integrity of SOPs
• Equipment technician will be responsible for performing activities involved with the recovery of Etch equipment from PM including qualifications.
• Technicians will perform preventative and breakdown maintenance on Etch equipment and recover equipment faults.
• Daily equipment EES trend monitoring will be required, as is responding to ERD / FDC interlocks in a timely manner.
• Documenting / communicating material from tool interruptions to Process team to ensure the material is measured and the material disposition is completed correctly.
• Technician will interact with Shift Supervisor in scheduling PMs, delivering ETAs for tool recovery, Documenting/following standard operating procedures during PM execution is required.
• High energy with a focus on Quality and detail is required. All technicians will participate in Requires compliance with all health, safety and environmental management system guidelines.
• Duties:
• Perform scheduled maintenance following detailed SOP
• Monitor and respond to abnormal equipment signals
• Work with senior personnel and engineers to perform troubleshooting and breakdown maintenance
• Correct and generate SOPs when required
• Train junior technicians as needed.
• Send and receiving parts from clean or repair
• Work days and hours: CWW A shift.

Skills and Qualifications

• Two year technical degree, equivalent military experience, and/or 5+ years direct applicable Etch semiconductor experience in high volume manufacturing environment.
• 300mm Dry Etch experience highly desired.
• Familiarity with Lam, AMAT, TEL, Mattson, and/or PSK platforms preferred.
• Highly capable in MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and adapt to procedure changes also required.
• Must have strong communication, teamwork, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Focused on continuous improvement in fast-paced, changing environment
• High level of initiative and desire to learn.
• Familiar with TPM concepts.
• Successful candidates will be detail and task oriented and place high value on customer service, team work and flexibility.
• Ability to meet due dates for action items.
• Successful candidates will strictly adhere to SOPs.
• Must be punctual.
  

• Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.