Senior Epitaxy Equipment Engineer

Overview

In this role you will enable high equipment uptime for the Epitaxy team by providing hands-on engineering and technical support for MOVPE/MOCVD systems. You will work with manufacturing and process groups to plan maintenance, lead fault finding, and drive improvements in equipment reliability. You’ll oversee installations, upgrades, and commissioning of new tools, and mentor shift technicians and contractors. This role offers the chance to shape preventative maintenance strategies and support critical cleanroom projects in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily maintenance with Manufacturing and Process teams
• Maintain, troubleshoot and improve MOVPE/MOCVD and associated semiconductor equipment
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, commissioning and new-tool procurement
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance strategies to maximise uptime
• Provide technical guidance to Shift Technicians and supervise contractors/service engineers
• Support equipment moves, cleanroom projects and shutdown activities, including occasional weekend overtime
• Liaise with suppliers and specialist service providers

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ semiconductor/wafer fab or epitaxy engineering experience
• Strong experience with MOVPE and/or MOCVD
• Good knowledge of vacuum systems, Hi-Vac, pumps, leak testing, pneumatics and PLCs
• Ability to interpret electrical and mechanical schematics
• HNC/Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent apprenticeship
• Desirable: Aixtron MOVPE reactor or other CVD experience
• Desirable: Semiconductor process gas systems and Mass Flow Controllers

• team leadership and supervision of contractors
• communication and liaison with suppliers and internal teams
• fault finding and problem solving
• MOVPE and/or MOCVD expertise
• vacuum systems and Hi-Vac pumps
• leak testing and pneumatics

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