Senior Equipment Engineer (Semiconductor)

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Join our dynamic Semiconductor EPI Manufacturing facility as a Sr. Equipment Engineer and contribute to the development and optimization of our semiconductor manufacturing processes.

About The Job

• Serve as the tool owner, ensuring familiarity with all aspects of the equipment, software, and facilities to operate, maintain, and make critical decisions to meet factory Operational Availability goals.
• Independently design, develop, modify, and evaluate standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to direct projects or several small projects with complex features or detailed phases of larger projects.
• Analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
• Lead Safety 8D events, perform equipment root cause analysis (RC, CA/PA, OCAP), and testing activities to meet project requirements and implement preventative solutions to prevent re-occurrence.
• Plan, implement, and manage compliance of manufacturing and production processes with internal and external safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Train less experienced staff members to improve equipment operational availability (Uptime).
• Adapt and take on any other duties as assigned by the management team.
• Maintain, develop, and optimize equipment for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor materials.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify areas for Uptime improvement, yield enhancement, and cost reduction.
• Collaborate with process engineering and production teams to introduce improvement ideas into production.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for equipment-related issues to minimize downtime and improve mean time before failure.
• Design and execute equipment improvements to optimize performance for cost, quality and productivity improvements.
• Monitor and analyze equipment performance metrics, such as TPM, Uptime, Preventative Maintenance, Mean Time Before Failure, Failure Rate, and defects to identify areas for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by implementing Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to less experienced technicians in troubleshooting and resolving equipment-related issues.
• Develop and maintain equipment documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and training materials.
• Plan and direct initiatives that improve the performance of the Fab and company.
  
  
  
  

About You

• Bachelor's or university degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or similar qualification.
• Minimum five years of experience.
• Knowledge of epitaxy semiconductor equipment such as ASM E2/E2000, LPE 2061, LPE 3061, AMAT Centura (Pronto) is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of engineering practices: Operational Availability, ability to read electrical schematics, metrology, SPC control, root cause analysis, CA/PA methodology.
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office: Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint, capable of presenting to senior-level management.
• Strong analytical skills: Ability to use data mining tools like JMP.
• Strong communication skills: Communicates effectively with all levels of management as well as operators and technicians.
  
  
  
  

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven – supports us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems.

We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and Retirement benefits as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.