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Staff Equipment Engineer

Western Digital

Staff Equipment Engineer

San Jose, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Ability to work individually, within a team and cross functional
    • Ability to communicate clearly in both written, presentation and verbal mediums
    • Ability to query databases, analyze and present data.
    • Ability to write procedures for maintenance staff to perform regular maintenance items.
    • Required to evaluate, select, order, and implement equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective per manufacturing requirements.
    • Own Equipment upgrades, installation, and modifications in order to increase process efficiency and comply with new technologies specifications and output capacity.
    • Maintain records of equipment performance, failures, upgrades, and safety issues.
    • Constantly study and evaluate the equipment performance and reliability.
    • Establish programs and implement solutions to increase uptime, reduce wafer scraps, improve the process capability and repeatability, and reduce cost of ownership.
    • Data collection and reporting of MTBF, MTTR and Availability on regular basis and create and follow to completion plans to improve tools performance (MTBF, MTTR and Availability).
    • Provide technical support to manufacturing for equipment repairs.
    • Support, Coordinate and Provide Technical training and certification to maintenance personnel.
    • Definition and implementation of preventive maintenance programs.
    • Planning and Controlling spare parts requirements.
    • Compiled documentation for: Equipment configuration, Trouble shooting guides.
    • Training of Maintenance staff in equipment related tasks
    • Writing of procedures and checklists for maintenance to use in the performance of their tasks
    • Analyze and design out equipment failures and deficiencies.
    • Review and recommend spare parts to be stocked and their stocking levels.
    • Proactively assist of Maintenance on tool issues that are more complex
    • Review, Analyze and react to Statistical Process Control Charts

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  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    REQUIRED:

    • BS of Science degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
    • Experience with Solidworks and Autocad
    • Project management experience.
    • Vacuum Technology theoretical and practical knowledge.
    • Understanding and practical experience using a Residual Gas Analyzer 
    • 10 years hands-on work experience with semiconductor vacuum equipment.
    • Understanding of failure mechanisms, ability to isolate determine root cause and repair. 
    • Effective team player including communicating with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering and OEM vendors.

    SKILLS:

    • Forum Notes, Excel and Word Computer Skills.              
    • Excellent mechanical and electrical aptitude.
    • Knowledge in control systems, PLC (Process Logic Control), Raspberry, etc.
    • Communication skills and capacity to clearly communicate with peers, management, customers and suppliers.
    • Knowledge 6 sigma methodology.
    • High vacuum technology and leak detection by Helium mass spectrometry.
    • Project planning and execution.
    • Data Analysis / Computer Skills.
    • Problem Solving. Logical thinking and root cause analysis capability.
    • Knowledge in control systems.
    • Positive working attitude and work ethics.
    • Effective time management
    • Computer Programming languages (Python, Java, C, Visual Basic)

     

    Additional Information

    Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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 person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s 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 Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

    Western Digital 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.

    Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at staffingsupport@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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    COMPENSATION & BENEFITS DETAILS

    • An employee’s 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 Colorado or remote jobs that can be performed in Colorado.  This range may be modified in the future.
    • You will also be eligible to participate in Western Digital's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan and to receive equity awards under our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs), pursuant to the terms of these programs.  RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s 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 Virgin Pulse Program; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital 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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
  • Industry
    Manufacturing