Sr. Metrology / Photolithography Technician

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and troubleshoot metrology and photolithography wafer processing tools as directed by management and equipment engineers.
• Independently operates equipment to validate corrective actions, tool recoveries, and process stability.
• Perform reactive maintenance and preventive maintenance to ensure optimal tool uptime and performance, including support systems (pumps, power supplies, vacuum systems, and gas cabinets).
• Able to work independently and in a team environment when required.
• Assist equipment engineers with data collection, root-cause analysis, and resolution of recurring tool issues. 
• Collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, and other departments to support manufacturing goals.
• Be a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Coordinate maintenance activities and communicate equipment status with EES Manager, EES Engineers and in Camstar system.
• Train and mentor new and junior team members and attend offsite training when required.
• Assist equipment engineers with written specs and procedures.

Education & Experience

Preferred Minimum Education 

• Military Electronics certification or AS technical degree in electronics preferred.

Expected Minimum Years of Related Experience 

Preferred: maintenance and repair experience in multiple of the following equipment:

• 7+ years experience maintaining wafer processing equipment.
  • KLA HRP 260 Wafer Surface Profiler
  • KLA Surf scan defect inspection systems
  • Bruker topography profilers
  • IVS200 Overlay Measurement Tool
  • AMAT CD-SEM 
  • Nanometric thin film metrology measurement tools
  • Nikon loaders and microscopes
  • Tel ACT 8 coater/developer
  • ASML PAS5500/100 stepper and PAS 5500/1150 scanner
  • Cymer Nanolith 7600 Arf laser
  • Ebeam write tool
  • NXQ contact aligner.

 

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 established company and departmental policies pertaining to day-to-day operations.
•  Must meet requirements for Emergency response team.
• Problem Solving: Able to troubleshoot intermediate issues with little to no guidance.
• Initial responder for unscheduled down tools
• Knowledge of how to read electronic schematics and mechanical blueprints.
• Understand and follow both written procedures and verbal instructions, in the preventive maintenance of wafer fab equipment. 
• Organization: Able to balance planned and unplanned activities in a timely, professional manner.

Additional Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical instructions.
• Ability to respond to internal and external inquiries. 
• Ability to solve problems, collect data, establish facts to draw valid solutions. 
• Able to interpret technical instructions both written and verbal.
• Able to communicate both verbally and written with internal customers. 
• A basic understanding of processes ran on tool sets to interface with process teams.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to… 
  • Work in a Class 100/1000 clean room
  • Wear full clean room attire.
  • Work with and/or around chemicals such as acids and solids.
  • Work with and/or around gases, both hazardous and non-hazardous.
  • Stand for up to extended periods at a time.
  • Lift 50 pounds or push/pull up to 150 pounds.
  • Work Monday- Friday 7AM-4:30PM with flexibility to work overtime when required
  • Must be able to pass and maintain an ERT clearance through periodic physicals.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to… 
  • Work in a Class 100/1000 clean room
  • Wear full clean room attire.
  • Work with and/or around chemicals such as acids and solids.