Day Equipment Engineer - Coring & Metrology

Plessey Semiconductors

  • Plymouth
  • £32,774-39,389 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Plessey is seeking a Day Equipment Engineer, within the Coring and Metrology Team within Equipment Engineering. This is a key role reporting to the section Team Leader and will involve working in close collaboration with both Engineering and Manufacturing personnel at a time of rapid expansion of our LED manufacturing facility.The role responsibilities focus on ensuring optimum performance on a varied high-tech equipment toolset within the department. The position requires a multi discipline skilled Engineer with mechanical, electrical and electronic Engineering skills and requires the use of analytical and continuous improvement techniques to optimise equipment performance and maximise tool availability.Main Responsibilities:Tool owner for specified equipment including:
  • Closely monitoring tool owner equipment performance against specified targets, ensuring any issues are addressed in a timely manner.
  • Monitoring spend on their tool and keep to a minimum whilst maintaining required performance levels.
  • Ensuring relevant maintenance documentation and spares are available to meet required performance.
  • Operating a continuous improvement strategy to bring tools to best possible condition.
  • Liaising with tool vendor to stay up to date with and identify equipment enhancements which may improve process quality or equipment reliability.
  • Liaising with tool vendor to ensure the tool performance meets the field bench-marked levels.
  • Monitoring tools for part obsolescence issues and ensuring plans to cope with part failure exist.
  • Participating in new tool selection, installation and implementation into the fab/process.
  • Ensuring that quality and safety standards and procedures are implemented on the defined equipment set.
  • Providing expert technical support to shift engineers on tool owner tools.
  • Providing maintenance support to shift engineers when resource levels are low.
  • Providing technical training to equip staff on tool owner tools as required.
  • Working closely with the process tool owner to ensure tool process performance remains as expected.
  • A degree of out of hours support may be required on occasions.
  • Covering or assisting other dayshift tool owners when required which may include working on unfamiliar tools.
Project work
  • Project work on various tool improvements will be required from time to time.
This will involve the use of mechanical /electrical and electronic Engineering.Key Skills /Qualifications Required:
  • A minimum HNC in Electrical or Electronic or Mechanical Engineering is preferred or suitable experience.
  • An understanding of all 3 disciplines (must be able to follow electrical drawings and circuit diagrams to facilitate tool trouble shooting).
Experience/ Knowledge:
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in high tech maintenance environment.
  • Semiconductor equipment Engineering experience would be an advantage.
  • Equipment tool ownership experience would be an advantage.
Other Requirements:
  • Excellent team working and effective communication skills.
  • High level of computer literacy with ability to use Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc.
  • Ability to multi-task and work safely and effectively without close supervision.
  • Solid understanding of electro/mechanical systems which can be applied to new equipment types (how complex equipment systems operate).
  • Proven troubleshooting analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate this.
  • Strong fault finding techniques and problem solving skills
  • Experience of leading teams and taking responsibility for team performance would be an advantage for future role development.
  • Be committed and contribute towards a continuous improvement operating environment.
  • Organised, highly motivated and disciplined with a ‘Can Do’ attitude and a wish to be involved in the future success of Plessey.
  • Be prepared to work 1 weekend in 3 shift pattern.
Plessey is an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of microLED technology for augmented reality (AR) display applications. Drawing on over a decade of semiconductor and optoelectronics expertise, we have developed a unique and proprietary GaN-on-Silicon platform to manufacture innovative microLED displays.At our world-class manufacturing and innovation centre in Plymouth, we operate leading-edge wafer processing facilities to undertake the design, test, and assembly of products and a comprehensive suite of photonic characterisation and applications laboratories.We are in an exciting phase of our development journey and are now closely partnering with Meta, who are developing new technologies to help connect and bring people together. Our mission is to help bring their vision of the next lightweight and stylish AR glasses to life.The people and skills within Plessey are key to driving forward the development of our technology, and we are continually looking for passionate, motivated, and experienced professionals to join our growing team!The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.

Plessey Semiconductors