Diffusion / Epitaxy Equipment Technician

About the role

NXP is hiring an ASM E2000 Maintenance Technician (also called an Epitaxy Equipment Technician) in Austin, Texas. The technician performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on ASM E2000 chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and epitaxial reactors inside a cleanroom. It is a factory-based position supporting the Diffusion / Epitaxy equipment team, requiring cleanroom attire and PPE.

Key responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on fab equipment
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and fix recurring tool failures
• Improve system performance to meet process requirements and increase tool reliability
• Monitor, analyze and interpret tool performance data
• Recommend and implement improvements to maintenance procedures
• Partner with engineers on equipment improvement projects
• Communicate equipment status in daily verbal handover meetings and give clear written updates to engineers and technicians across shifts

Required profile

• Preferably 4-6 years or more of directly related wafer fab experience focused on diffusion processing equipment
• One of the following: previous experience as MST or Equipment Technician in a 200mm/300mm high-volume environment; Associate's degree in electronics (preferred but not required); technical certification from an accredited institution; 2 of 4 years toward a bachelor's degree; non-technical degree with 2+ years of technical experience; 5+ years of technical experience; military technical school with 3+ years of technical experience
• Ability to stand or walk up to 12 hours per shift and work in a cleanroom wearing required PPE

Required skills

• Mechanical and electrical/electronic troubleshooting
• Reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Root-cause analysis and basic project management
• Microsoft Office