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Kopin Corporation
Senior Equipment Technician
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What they do
An Instrumentation Technician carries out planned or unplanned maintenance and repair activities on a wide range of electronic equipment and process control and safety systems.
$79,346 / year median in Massachusetts
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Senior Equipment Technician Kopin Corporation
- 3.1 Westborough, MA Job Details Full-time $40.86
- $43.
- This position works a 4 day work-week, Monday
- Thursday, 6:00am to 4:30pm
- We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Equipment Technician to join our dynamic maintenance team.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform complex maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- Support and maintain automated wafer handling systems/robotics.
- Ability to understand and navigate process equipment software in order to operate and troubleshoot equipment problems.
- Troubleshoot a variety of tools for electrical, mechanical, or vacuum issues and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals or parts catalogs, as necessary.
- Brings forward alternative solutions to problems.
- Communicates and coordinates to ensure production requirements can be achieved.
- Identifies maintenance repair parts.
- Assists in maintaining sufficient parts inventory.
- Learns and follows all safety policies and chemical handling guidelines.
- Work as part of a team with other technicians and vendors to update schematics, install retrofits and upgrades.
- Research technical information/specifications in equipment manuals.
- Be professional and comfortable interacting with vendors on the phone when challenges escalate to that level.
- Replace worn components before mechanical breakdown occurs.
- Document preventive maintenance actions and repair actions on maintenance logs.
- Work with technical and production staff to improve equipment performance.
- Develop spare parts inventory system.
- Define components of all systems in use.
- Develop an inventory/reorder point of all critical parts.
- Prepare maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Interact as a team member striving for excellence and works in a proactive and collaborative manner.
- Always seek opportunities for process improvements. Research solutions and alternatives, as necessary.
- Define content of and write instructions/procedures for equipment preventative maintenance as required.
- Support new technology/equipment implementation.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
As a defense contractor we are subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (green card holder) to be considered for this position.- High School diploma or equivalent, with some college experience, associate's degree preferred.
- Must have a strong electro-mechanical background: o Equipment maintenance o Electrical knowledge o Mechanical knowledge o Computer knowledge (for example, software update, replacing computers or computer components)
- 3-5 years of equipment maintenance experience in semi-conductor manufacturing industry.
- Excellent documentation skills required.
- Previous experience in a clean room environment preferred.
- Hands on experience troubleshooting.
- Responsible for maintenance in the Fab/Test floor production areas.
- Must be willing to work with chemicals and hazardous waste control.
- Must be familiar with working with various hand tools and test equipment, such as digital multimeters, power supplies, RF power sources, etc.
- Must be able to work collaboratively with others to solve problems.
- Able to lift 40 pounds unassisted, climb a ladder, kneel, squat, use power and hand-tools, gown according to clean room protocol, work in confined spaces.
PREFERRED AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
- Photolithography, Coat and Develop
- Wet, Dry, Turbo, and Cryogenic UHV Vacuum Systems
- Plasma Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputter System
- Thermal and E-Beam Evaporative Thin Film Deposition Systems
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Able to rotate from sitting to standing, lift 40 pounds unassisted, climb a ladder, kneel, squat, use power and hand-tools, gown according to clean room protocol, work in confined spaces.
Pay:
$40.86- $43.
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance Application Question(s): Previous experience in a clean room environment preferred. Do you have hands-on experience trouble shooting? Must be willing to work with chemicals and hazardous waste control. Must be able to work collaboratively with others to solve problems. Do you have a strong electro-mechanical background: o Equipment maintenance o Electrical knowledge o Mechanical knowledge o Computer knowledge (for example, software update, replacing computers or computer components) Do you have 3-5 years of equipment maintenance experience in semi-conductor manufacturing industry? Do you have excellent documentation skills? Must be familiar with working with various hand tools and test equipment, such as digital multimeters, power supplies, RF power sources, etc. Do you have photolithography, coat and develop experience- preferred Do you have Wet, Dry, Turbo, and Cryogenic UHV Vacuum Systems experience
- preferred Do you have Plasma Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputter System experience
- preferred Do you have Thermal and E-Beam Evaporative Thin Film Deposition Systems experience
- preferred