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Senior Technical Support Engineer, Hardware

Nova Ltd.
Fremont, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/10/2025

Technical support engineers must understand and demonstrate knowledge of varied technologies and across multiple disciplines - ion optics, mass spectrometry, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, ion optics, high voltage and low voltage electronics, mechanical systems, high vacuum systems, power systems, and various software operating systems and applications. Technical support engineers need to be experienced and demonstrate capability in project management, escalation management, and management of new product introduction (NPI) programs from a service perspective.

These individuals must have experience in technical training development and delivery including the development of service support documentation, processes and procedures. Engineers must demonstrate the ability to interface with multifunctional groups to ensure the successful support, installation, qualification, maintenance and repair of Nova products at factory locations or at customer sites in a manner that meets both customer and Nova expectations.

Pay Range : $100,000- $140,000 Annually (DOE)

Responsibilities

  • Provide field engineer and customer support, including technical problem solving, diagnosis, repair, installation, modification and upgrade of systems as well as customer training.
  • Demonstrate ability to manage escalations and critical customer situations successfully.
  • Act as primary contact between factory, field team, and customers for collection and analysis of system performance data, collection of system reliability data, as well as system tracking and customer satisfaction.
  • Coordinate all service activities with field teams and customers to maximize system tool up time and performance.
  • Collect, prepare and formally communicate with the field, customers and headquarters, daily, weekly, monthly and other routine customer and factory required data analysis and quality metrics reporting.
  • Work closely with field support, engineering and operations to provide feedback on serviceability, reliability, ease of installation, upgrades and other customer / tool related quality metrics and issues.
  • Report design, reliability and / or maintenance issues to engineering.
  • Create, edit and review technical field and training materials and documentation.
  • Support beta programs at customer sites and at headquarters
  • Demonstrate ability to develop technical training programs and classes, as well as experience in delivery of training to field personal and customers including the successful mentoring and on-the-job training of new personnel.

Skills

  • Ability to work effectively in a multifunctional team, including Field Teams, Engineering, Operations, Tech Support, Applications, Marketing and Sales.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Strong analytical, data analysis and diagnostics ability.
  • Excellent written and oral communications
  • Excellent knowledge of semiconductor technical support requirements as well as field service processes and procedures.
  • Strong project and time management skills
  • Excellent customer relations and communications skill.
  • Excellent escalation management skills
  • Training development and delivery experience
  • New product introduction management experience
  • Other Requirements :

  • This position requires manual and physical labor
  • Must be able to bend, crawl and work in and around systems and within semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
  • Must be able to lift, carry and move job related items.
  • Travel :

  • This position requires global travel as needed; estimated travel time is at least 30% of the year.
  • Education / Training :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Chemistry and / or 5 years of relevant experience in the field. Military and / or other technical experiences will be considered.
  • Experience :

  • Experience in a semiconductor manufacturing technical support role or equivalent experience in a similar technical business such as an analytical instrument capital equipment organization, is required.
  • Semiconductor metrology equipment or related equipment manufacturing experience is beneficial
  • Get to know us better :

    Nova (NASDAQ : NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

    With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

    Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.

    Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

    Join us if you are

    A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.

    If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at

    talent@novami.com

    Salary : $100,000 - $140,000

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