Equipment Engineering Technician: Fusion Bar Fab

Job Summary: The Equipment Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and supporting manufacturing equipment used in fiber optic and photonics assembly operations, including Cleaving, Stacking/Unstacking, Riber 412 Passivation, E-Beam Coating, and FiconTEC UMB Testing systems. The role requires strong electro-mechanical troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to support high-precision manufacturing processes in a cleanroom environment. Experience and emphasis on Dry Etch and Plasma tools desired. **Primary Duties & Responsibilities** - Maintain various wafer processing tools as direct by management, equipment engineers and or senior technicians. - Ability to be able to run equipment to validate corrective actions were successful. - Coordinate/perform both reactive maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on various wafer and assembly processing tools to maintain optimal uptime. This includes all support equipment such as pumps, power supplies, and gas cabinets. - Track, record and communicate progress of maintenance work being performed on Fab, Back End and Assembly equipment. - Train and mentor new team members - Able to work independently and in a team environment when required. - Applies appropriate troubleshooting skills based to correctly repair common failures. - Assist senior technicians and engineers in data collection to resolve reoccurring equipment issues - Utilize available training materials, aids, and certification requirements to assist in meeting assigned personal improvement goals. - Participates in team meetings for continuous improvements. Able to attend vendor offsite training as required - Be a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) - Collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, Test Engineering and other Departments - Coordinate maintenance activities with EES Manager and EES Engineers/Technicians. - Provide timely updates/communications on Equipment status to Management as well as Camstar System - Required to travel both Domestically and Internationally if / when needed. - **Success Characteristics** - Strong sense of ownership and urgency - Excellent attention to detail - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Continuous learner willing to develop expertise across multiple tool platforms - Ability to support critical production and development activities in a fast-paced environment This skill set would provide a technician with the capabilities needed to effectively support the entire Fusion Bar manufacturing area while supporting future growth and increasing automation within the factory. **Education & Experience** - Preferred Minimum Education - Military Electronics certification or AS technical degree in electronics preferred - Expected Minimum Years of Related Experience - 2+ years experience maintaining wafer processing equipment - Preferred: maintenance knowledgeable in multiple of the following equipment: - Cleaving, Stacking/Unstacking, Riber 412 Passivation, E-Beam Coating, and FiconTEC UMB Testing systems - Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Lam rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, and TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8 photo tracks **Skills** - Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, math, computers, and Testing. - Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs (i.e. Microsoft products) - Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and ability to learn the operational concepts of systems and how to perform diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques to solve more complex operational and system problems. - Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, flow charts and cause and effect diagrams. - Ability to set up, operate and interpret output of test equipment to include, but not limited to oscilloscopes, digital volt-ohm meters, current and voltage sources and chart recorders. - Ability to learn and adhere to esta…