Role Summary
Responsible for managing semiconductor equipment engineering operations, ensuring equipment reliability, availability and performance to meet production requirements. Lead equipment installation, qualification, conversion, maintenance and continuous improvement activities while driving operational excellence, cost optimization and production readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead equipment installation, conversion, qualification, buy-off and timely release to production.
- Drive equipment performance, reliability and recovery to minimize downtime and support production ramp-up.
- Manage equipment KPIs, including OEE, Uptime, MTBF, MTTR and MUBA.
- Establish and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance programs and spare parts management.
- Drive equipment cost reduction, platform standardization and calibration management.
- Maintain equipment capability and capacity planning to support manufacturing requirements.
- Collaborate with PE, TE and ME teams to support NPI and new product introduction.
- Lead and develop equipment technicians across rotating shifts, ensuring effective manpower planning and technical support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Electromechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum 5 years of semiconductor equipment engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience with semiconductor Pick & Place Handler (Hontech, Multitest), Tester (NI-GP3, LTX, Teradyne, J750, ETS364) and/or Prober platforms (TEL, Plum 5, EG, M310).
- Strong troubleshooting, equipment debugging, failure analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Proven leadership, communication, planning and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience in wafer sort, probing or final test manufacturing is an added advantage.