Job Ref: # 9356950
Date Posted: 11/13/2026
Location: Gresham, OR
Salary (USD): $90,000 - $120,000
Description
The Photolithography Equipment Maintenance Engineer is responsible for the technical ownership, maintenance strategy, reliability, and continuous improvement of sophisticated photolithography equipment within a high-volume 200 mm semiconductor wafer fabrication facility.
This position serves as the primary equipment engineering resource for ASML PAS5500 scanners and Nikon i14 steppers, with additional backup engineering responsibilities for TEL ACT8 and DNS 200W coat/develop tracks.
The engineer will work closely with equipment maintenance technicians, process engineers, manufacturing personnel, facilities teams, and equipment manufacturers to troubleshoot complex equipment failures, improve tool availability, implement sustainable corrective actions, and support equipment upgrades and installations.
This is a hands-on engineering position requiring extensive semiconductor equipment experience, strong technical troubleshooting capabilities, and the ability to independently manage equipment reliability and performance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as the primary technical equipment owner for ASML PAS5500 (400/700/1150) scanners and Nikon i14 steppers.
- Provide backup engineering support for TEL ACT8 and DNS 200W coat/develop tracks.
- Maintain accountability for equipment availability, reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and long-term performance.
- Analyze equipment uptime, recurring failures, maintenance history, and performance trends.
- Identify root causes of equipment problems and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Investigate equipment-related manufacturing and product quality concerns.
- Lead equipment improvement projects involving hardware and software upgrades, equipment modifications, and tooling conversions.
- Support new equipment installations, commissioning, and post-installation qualifications.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting of electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, robotic, vacuum, and equipment control systems.
- Provide technical support during complex equipment failures and maintenance activities.
- Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules and equipment maintenance strategies.
- Create and update technical procedures, troubleshooting guides, equipment documentation, and best-known maintenance methods.
- Coordinate equipment maintenance and improvement activities with manufacturing, process engineering, facilities, and maintenance teams.
- Work with original equipment manufacturers to resolve technical issues and implement equipment improvements.
- Review equipment manufacturer safety bulletins, technical notices, recommended upgrades, and component obsolescence concerns.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and increase manufacturing efficiency.
- Apply root cause analysis, equipment performance data, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) concepts to drive improvements.
- Support equipment parts sourcing, vendor escalations, and component repair strategies.
- Identify cost reduction opportunities related to equipment maintenance and repair.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to equipment maintenance technicians.
- Train technicians on complex troubleshooting methods, safe repair practices, and equipment qualification procedures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives involving equipment reliability, maintenance standardization, and manufacturing performance.
- Follow semiconductor cleanroom requirements, electrical and chemical safety procedures, equipment safety standards, and lockout/tagout practices.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation and communicate equipment status, maintenance concerns, and improvement activities.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Robotics Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant semiconductor photolithography equipment experience.
- Experience with semiconductor photolithography tools, particularly ASML PAS5500 scanners and Nikon i14 steppers.
- Strong hands-on equipment maintenance and troubleshooting experience.
- Ability to independently diagnose complex semiconductor equipment failures.
- Experience analyzing equipment performance and implementing reliability improvements.
- Strong understanding of electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment systems.
- Knowledge of industrial equipment controls and technical specifications.
- Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, electrical schematics, technical drawings, and manufacturer documentation.
- Experience with equipment upgrades, maintenance improvements, or equipment qualification activities.
- Ability to identify root causes of equipment failures and develop effective corrective actions.
- Experience using equipment performance data and maintenance history to improve reliability.
- Strong analytical, technical troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to connect equipment performance issues to manufacturing operations and product quality.
- Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation and equipment maintenance procedures.
- Ability to coordinate equipment maintenance activities with technicians, engineers, production personnel, and vendors.
- Strong project coordination and technical prioritization skills.
- Ability to independently manage equipment-related technical responsibilities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to provide technical guidance and support to maintenance technicians.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to equipment reliability and safety.
- Ability to work effectively in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment.
- Ability to follow cleanroom, electrical, chemical, and equipment safety procedures.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant semiconductor photolithography equipment experience.
- Ability to work full-time and on-site in Gresham, OR.
- Ability to provide technical ownership and engineering support for assigned photolithography equipment.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex equipment problems.
- Ability to support equipment maintenance, installations, upgrades, and qualifications.
- Ability to work collaboratively with equipment technicians, process engineers, manufacturing personnel, facilities teams, and vendors.
- Ability to manage equipment reliability projects and technical priorities.
- Ability to follow established semiconductor cleanroom procedures.
- Ability to comply with electrical, chemical, equipment safety, and lockout/tagout requirements.
- Ability to maintain accurate equipment documentation, technical procedures, and maintenance records.
- Ability to provide technical guidance and training to equipment maintenance technicians.
- Ability to respond to manufacturing equipment issues and support equipment recovery activities.
Nice-to Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Extensive hands-on experience with ASML PAS5500 (400/700/1150) scanners.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Nikon i14 steppers.
- Experience with TEL ACT8 coat/develop tracks.
- Experience with DNS 200W coat/develop tracks.
- Experience with DNS 80A/B/EX equipment.
- Formal original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training on semiconductor photolithography equipment.
- Advanced knowledge of photolithography process fundamentals.
- Understanding of scanner and stepper mechanical systems.
- Knowledge of coat/develop processing equipment and associated systems.
- Experience investigating equipment-related yield and product quality issues.
- Experience managing semiconductor equipment installations and conversions.
- Experience leading equipment hardware and software upgrades.
- Experience developing and standardizing preventive maintenance procedures.
- Experience improving semiconductor equipment uptime and reliability.
- Experience using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics.
- Experience applying Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Experience conducting structured root cause analysis.
- Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience managing equipment reliability and factory capacity improvement projects.
- Experience coordinating technical projects with equipment manufacturers and vendors.
- Experience addressing equipment component obsolescence and spare parts challenges.
- Experience developing best-known maintenance methods and technical procedures.
- Experience mentoring and training equipment maintenance technicians.
- Experience providing technical support across multiple production shifts.
- Previous military electronics, electrical, avionics, or technical maintenance experience followed by qualifying semiconductor equipment experience.
- U.S. Navy Electronics Technician (ET), Electrician's Mate (EM), Fire Controlman (FC), or Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) experience.
- U.S. Army 94-series electronics maintenance or 12P Prime Power experience.
- U.S. Air Force avionics or Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) experience.
- U.S. Marine Corps electronics or avionics maintenance experience.
- U.S. Coast Guard Electronics Technician (ET), Avionics Electrical Technician (AET), or Electrician's Mate (EM) experience.
Military technical experience is valued; however, candidates must also meet the required engineering degree and semiconductor equipment experience qualifications.
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