Equipment Engineer, Texas Institute for Electronics

Job Details

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General Notes

Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

About Us

The is a University of Texas at Austin-supported semiconductor consortium of state and local government, preeminent defense electronics and semiconductor companies, national labs and nationally recognized academic institutions. Our mission is to develop and execute a state-of-the-art 3D Heterogenous Integration manufacturing technology roadmap, and to provide critical pilot manufacturing capabilities to address national security needs and catalyze domestic economic growth.

Join the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) and help us push the boundaries in critical semiconductor domains, including advanced packaging, with the aim of reestablishing U.S. prominence in semiconductor manufacturing.

With over $1 billion in funding from the US DoD and the state of Texas, we’re at the forefront of creating cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes that will set the course for future advancements in semiconductor logic, memory, heterogeneous integration, chip cooling and more. Situated in the heart of Austin — named “America’s Coolest City” by Expedia and “The Best Place to Live in the U.S.” by U.S. News and World Report — the Texas Institute for Electronics embodies the city’s innovative spirit.

UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of , provides outstanding and packages that include:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities

• Tuition assistance

• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets

• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

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Purpose

This position’s primary function is to ensure the overall equipment effectiveness of semiconductor and packaging process equipment in our fabs. We are filling positions for equipment engineers in these functional equipment areas: lithography, high-vacuum plasma, wet processing, mechanical processing, and metrology and inspection. Equipment engineers will be responsible for equipment installation, the creation of equipment maintenance procedures and schedules, parts-and-kit selection-or-creation. Equipment engineers will work closely with process tool owners and integration engineers to ensure we are driving fast cycles of learning in semiconductor advanced packaging.

Each equipment engineer will be responsible for one of these functional groups of equipment. TIE is filling one position per functional area.

• Lithography: Coat tracks, Steppers, Litho-specific metrology

• High-Vacuum Plasma: CVD, Etch, Plasma Dicing, PVD

• Wet Processing: Batch cleaning, single wafer cleaning, plating.

• Mechanical Processes: CMP, Grinding, Dicing, Bonding.

• Metrology and Inspection: SEM, Defect Inspection, Film Thickness, Microscopes

Responsibilities

Manage the installation of equipment as follows:

• Drive and approve installation packages
• Manage MEP schedule and installation
• Ensure safety compliance
• Managing acquisition and installation of pedestals, VMBs, LDS, process piping, exhaust, drains and
• Oversee subcontractors.

Create and maintain the following for the equipment in your functional area:

• Equipment Specifications
• SPC Charts, including reacting to trends
• Technician Training Plans
• Maintenance Checklists and Schedules
• Process Kits
• Equipment Dashboards, and OEE Analysis Reports

Participate in or Drive Tool Selections, Equipment Procurement, Upgrade Planning, Parts Management.

Perform other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, such as electrical, chemical, or mechanical, or similar related technical field.
• Three years of engineering experience in a semiconductor fab or semiconductor advanced packaging facility.
• Equipment Installation Project Management
• Statistical Process Control experience
• Must have the ability to work independently and have excellent interpersonal communication and written skills.
• Dependable, stable under pressure and can easily adapt to change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of Semiconductor Equipment Engineering
• Master’s Degree or higher

Salary Range

TIE Pays Industry Competitive Salaries

Working Conditions

• Job duties may be performed in a clean room environment, in awkward positions and/ or in high places. Mechanical aptitude, manual dexterity and ability to lift/carry objects up to 35 pounds may be required.
• May require bending/stooping/crawling/climbing and use of PPE.
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards
• May be required to work in confined spaces, tunnels, on elevated platforms

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of Interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position may have the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, dependent upon the job profile you qualify for, and subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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