Equipment Engineer with Process Engineering role in Redmond WA (Onsite)

Min 5 years exprs is mandatory

Job Description:

Equipment Engineering role

We are seeking a highly motivated Equipment Engineer to support advanced nanofabrication, semiconductor processing, and post processing/packaging tool operations. This role combines responsibilities in process development, equipment health, tool maintenance, SPC monitoring, material handling, and root cause problem solving. The ideal candidate has experience working in cleanrooms, performing hands on equipment operations, and supporting production-quality process flows.

This position requires strong collaboration with cross-functional teams

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain tool performance, including routine review of SPC data, process health indicators, and equipment metrics to ensure stable operations and high-quality output.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions (RCA/CAPA) for both process deviations and equipment failures.
• Execute and support preventative maintenance (PM) on a wide range of nanofabrication, cleanroom, and post processing/packaging tools following industry best practices and manufacturer guidelines.
• Conduct equipment repairs, troubleshooting, and recovery actions, collaborating with vendors, facilities, and process teams as needed.
• Manage tool health, including tracking consumables, spare parts, materials, and coordinating upgrades, PMs, and corrective maintenance with cross-functional teams.
• Perform material characterization and use metrology tools (profilometry, ellipsometry, microscope inspection, defect scanning, etc.) to verify process results.
• Support operation and maintenance of vacuum-based systems such as PVD, PECVD, LPCVD, ALD, RIE/ICP tools, including vacuum pump checks, leak tests, and chamber conditioning.
• Execute cleanroom material handling, including safe handling of wafers, substrates, chemicals, gases, hazardous materials, and process consumables.
• Maintain compliance with cleanroom protocols, safety expectations, contamination control standards, and required PPE-including respirators when needed.
• Support installation, testing, and qualification of new tools, modules, subsystems, or hardware upgrades.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or related field. Experience in micro-/nano fabrication or semiconductor processing is strongly preferred.
• Professional experience in Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, or a similar technical discipline.
• Experience operating semiconductor or nanofabrication tools and machine interfaces.
• Strong collaborative skills; able to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment and use appropriate PPE, including respirators.
• Comfortable supporting physically demanding maintenance tasks requiring bending, lifting, reaching, and kneeling.

Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities, production needs, and engineering challenges