Equipment Engineer

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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
88K-125K Annually
Entry level
3D Printing • Marketing Tech • Design
The Role
Owns wafer fabrication equipment sets in a 24/7 cleanroom manufacturing environment. Develops maintenance programs, analyzes equipment performance, writes procedures, evaluates new equipment, manages installations and upgrades, improves reliability and yield, supports troubleshooting, and maintains spare-parts BOMs. Requires knowledge of electronics, electromechanical systems, vacuum, pneumatics, equipment maintenance, safety requirements, and Microsoft Office tools.
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As a member of the Equipment Engineering staff, the Wafer Fab Equipment Engineer will have ownership of one or more tool sets within a wafer fab manufacturing operation. Equipment Engineers are responsible for the overall availability and performance of their assigned equipment sets in accordance with SEMI E10.


Responsibilities will include:


  • Design and implement maintenance programs to improve tool availability and reduce cost of ownership;
  • Analyze equipment performance metrics (MTBF, uptime, MTTR, etc.) to determine areas for improvement;   
  • Write PM procedures, checklists, troubleshooting guides, and work instructions for your assigned equipment set;
  • Evaluate and recommend the selection of new process equipment;
  • Plan, manage and execute all assigned equipment installations or upgrades to the Fab or manufacturing equipment;
  • Continuous improvement of reliability, availability, yield and quality as well as cost and scrap reduction support;
  • Assists equipment maintenance technicians in the troubleshooting of critical down tools;
  • Establish and maintain spare part Bill of Materials (BOMs) for assigned equipment.

Requirements:


  • Solid background working in Equipment Maintenance supporting a 24/7 clean room manufacturing environment
  • Ability to generate equipment work instructions
  • Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
  • Basic understanding of Environmental, health, and and Safety requirements as related to Equipment Maintenance
  • Basic understanding Electronics with the ability to read schematics
  • Basic understanding of Electromechanical, Vacuum, and Pneumatics
  • Can lead Equipment Maintenance in the troubleshooting to root cause of down equipment

Strong computer skills to include Word, Excel, and Project


Pay Range:

P40-USA-1 :$87,550.00 - $125,050.00

Disclaimer:

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.

Skills Required

  • Solid background working in equipment maintenance supporting a 24/7 cleanroom manufacturing environment
  • Ability to generate equipment work instructions
  • Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
  • Basic understanding of environmental, health, and safety requirements related to equipment maintenance
  • Basic understanding of electronics and ability to read schematics
  • Basic understanding of electromechanical systems, vacuum, and pneumatics
  • Ability to lead equipment maintenance troubleshooting to determine the root cause of equipment downtime
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project

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  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation, with RSUs frequently framed as a valued component of offers. An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look-back further reinforces equity access as part of rewards.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are presented as a clear strength, with a 401(k) match and immediate vesting highlighted as supportive features. Auto-enrollment and match eligibility details indicate a structured retirement program for U.S. employees.
  • Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options are described, including PPO and HDHP/HSA choices and Kaiser in some locations, suggesting breadth and choice in coverage. Health and well-being programming is also characterized as part of a comprehensive benefits approach.

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HQ: San Jose, CA
3,219 Employees

What We Do

Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.

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