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Become part of a team focused on delivering the most exciting semiconductor technology in the world! If you enjoy working with others in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to grow your career in this exciting industry, then Tower Semiconductor is the place to be!\nTower Semiconductor, the leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, provides technology, development, and process platforms for analog integrated circuits to more than 300 customers worldwide across growing markets such as communications, mobile, infrastructure, consumer, industrial, automotive, medical, and aerospace and defense, among others.\nJoin Tower and become part of a dynamic organization with exceptionally talented and dedicated team members who work collaboratively to provide best-in-class technological solutions to our clients.\nJob Description\nYou will be working in a world class Equipment Engineering organization with a talented group of Equipment Engineers, and Equipment Technicians. An organization that focuses on growth, talent development, and continuous improvement. Responsible for Wet Etch Equipment Engineering area for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities, new equipment installations/start up, and continuous equipment performance improvement. Directly manage a team of Equipment Engineers and Equipment Technicians with 4 shift coverage (24x7) supporting production with focus on Wet tools such as DNS SU2000, DNS FC-821L, SEZ223, FSI Mercury, Naura-Akrion Gama and Rear Mount benches. Need to drive and manage vendor activities and continuous improvement programs (CIP). Interface with Production, Process, R&D, Facilities, and Procurement groups.\nThis Job Is For You If\nYou can manage resources daily, including off hours/weekends, when necessary, to optimize equipment maintenance activities with a focus on top bottleneck tools, leading problem solving for difficult equipment failures, delivering on time PMs, providing adequate manpower coverage, and ensuring parts availability to support Production.\nYou can identify and initiate projects to improve equipment performance (based on Pareto analysis eliminating chronic/repeat failures), reliability, product cycle time, and yield.\nYou can focus on repeat down events and implement systems to ensure these types of events are addressed under a permanent corrective action maintenance activity.\nYou can meet set metrics goals based on business need and work on solving obstacles, escalating issues, and needed resources.\nYou can assign critical equipment metrics to Engineers that align with the Tower Operations business requirement (Availability, MTBF, MTTR, CoV, wafer scrap, PM compliance).\nYou can track and monitor engineering improvement projects, and execution scheduling to ensure set deadlines are met.\nYou can be responsible for technical and non-technical coaching and mentoring for equipment engineering staff.\nYou can solve conflicts and promoting a teamwork environment and use 1:1 methodology.\nYou can manage administration activities, goal setting and Annual Performance Reviews, and track performance.\nYou can address low performing employees and provide roadmap for improvement and disciplinary actions if needed.\nYou can drive quality implementation system and improvement for Wet/CMP equipment engineering in assigned area.\nYou can manage costs for Wet/CMP department and be the gatekeeper for budget spending to stay below planned AOP. \nYou can control spare parts inventory and reduce cost through improvement or second sourcing without compromising quality.\nYou can manage and optimize service contracts to achieve low cost and adequate coverage for equipment services.\nIn conjunction with Human Resources, ensure skill requirements are planned for and met in the most cost-effective way while maintaining a highly productive work environment.\nYou can participate in Wet and CMP core teams and work in cross-functional groups: Process, Facility, Production and R&D\nYou can maintain open communication and periodically communicate to the team about Wet/CMP area key metrics, equipment performance, and projects updates.\nYou can work in an environment where the position is very dynamic and requires tactical, strategic, extensive planning, teamwork, and customer service skills.\nYou can use your autonomy in engineering level decision-making and CIP roadmap strategy.\nYou can budget control the Equipment Spares month to month.\nYou can directly manage Equipment Engineers, Equipment Technicians, and vendor FSE’s onsite through service contracts. \nJob Requirements\n10 years or more of direct hands-on Semiconductor Fab experience in the Wet Etch area with 3 to 5 years of management experience.\nBachelor of Science degree with an emphasis on Electrical/Electronics, Opto-electronics, or Electro-mechanical Engineering, or related field experience is required. \nMust possess strong leadership/management skills, including listening, communication, project management, motivational, and teamwork skills.\nMust have knowledge of wafer processing with a solid understanding of Wet/CMP Equipment and troubleshooting capabilities.\nMust demonstrate a strong knowledge of optical systems, electrical, and electronic circuitry. \nKnowledge of lean manufacturing and Cycle Time theories is strongly preferred.\nWork Conditions: Very dynamic work environment with changing priorities, escalation, and high urgency to respond without any delay. Fab activities that require hands-on support, which includes exposure to a variety of hazards including, Laser, high voltage, RF & microwave frequency power supplies, hazardous gases, and chemicals. Also, occasionally work in a FAB clean-room environment with repetitive motion and lifting load up to 50 pounds. 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