Diffusion Equipment Engineer
NXP Semiconductor, Inc. - Chandler, AZ
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Job Title: Diffusion Equipment Engineer Business Line Description: Front End Operations plays an essential role in the company's success by ensuring the delivery of high quality, scalable, cost-competitive technologies and supply to create a winning advantage for our customers. Job Summary: The Diffusion Equipment Engineer opportunity is in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment. Prior experience with ownership and responsibility for the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and productivity of manufacturing tools/processes is required. Previous experience with SVG VTR7000, AVP8000, TEL Alpha 8S and/or TEL Alpha 8SE Waves furnaces and Lumonics Laser Scribe is highly desirable. Key Challenges * Identification and reduction of recurrent machine faults * Sourcing and installing new equipment * Reducing defectivity * Defining tool maintenance procedures * Training technicians and peers * Improving tool utilization and availability * Reducing cost * Reducing scrap * Supporting development activities * Developing and writing specifications * Implementation of Six-Sigma statistical process control methods * Capacity planning and modeling * Participating in and/or leading cross-functional and lean activity teams Job Qualifications: * BS in an engineering discipline. * 5 years' experience in equipment engineering in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. * Previous experience in at least one or more of the following tools/processes preferred: SVG VTR7000, AVP8000, TEL Alpha 8S and/or TEL Alpha 8SE Waves furnaces and Lumonics Laser Scribe. * Working knowledge of associated furnace pumps and abatement system desrired. * Ability to generate, analyze, and interpret equipment performance data and produce a timely action plan .to resolve recurring equipment failures. * Demonstrated presentation skills. Candidates will be called upon to train others and present complex datasets and equipment problems/solutions to diverse audiences. * Competent in troubleshooting problems and capable of applying logic to isolate and repair. * Ability to deal with multiple issues and fluid priorities. * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Ability to interact professionally with manufacturing and process engineering to deal with these issues and priorities. * Good foundational problem-solving skills with creative solutions and out-of-the-box thinking. * Self-motivated; able to take initiative and effectively prioritize work for self. * A strong desire to help create a positive, winning, world class working environment. * Previous experience in Lean Manufacturing methods is highly desirable. More information about NXP in the United States... NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. #LI-97b2
Created: 2026-04-02