Technical Product Support (TPS) Engineer III - (E3)

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Position Summary

The Technical Product Support (TPS) Engineer plays a critical role in delivering advanced technical support for the products of Producer SE/GT/XP/Vistara and Centura within DDP/CVD. This position is responsible for ensuring optimal fleet performance, managing escalations, and supporting system installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement programs in India IVC labs & Regional customers. The role requires strong problem-solving skills, close collaboration with global teams, and the ability to lead technical failure analysis for high-impact issues.

Work location is Bengaluru, with up to 25% domestic travel to support Regional customers.

Responsibilities

• Provides systems support for engineering systems in applications or reliability labs.  Supports engineering owners by working on assigned projects in conjunction with vendors, or suppliers.

• Acts as intermediary between customer and factory by providing   technical support and documentation to field engineers, technicians and product support personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging equipment.

• Provides Beta Site Support; specifically related to installation, operation, calibration, service and/or testing of a new hardware, software or processes

• Presents system performance data as required. This includes performance metrics such as Uptime, MTBF, MTBI, Availability, equipment and process parameters.

• Supports GPS in the generation of documentation such as CENs and BKMs.  Creates and reviews documentation covering technical improvements, system upgrades, and support plans.   Presents at the engineering level.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in the semiconductor industry, preferably with CVD products/Producer SE/GT/XP/Vistara and Centura. Experience supporting TSMC customers is a strong plus.

• Proven ability to lead technical failure analysis for high-value problems (HVP) using DOE or other structured problem-solving methodologies, driving issues to resolution.

• Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively collaborate across global teams and with customers.

• Ability to support 30% domestic travel across Taiwan customer sites.

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