Senior Wets Equipment Engineer(NiPd) I Semiconductor I GMP10132 - #1160744

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Job number: GMP10132

Job Responsibilities

• Act as equipment owner for Wet Process tools (NIPD), ensuring high availability, stability, and performance of equipment in production.

• Lead maintenance activities for wet bench systems, including Preventive Maintenance (PM), Corrective Maintenance (CM), troubleshooting, and calibration.

• Drive continuous improvement projects to improve equipment uptime, reduce maintenance cost per wafer, and enhance overall equipment efficiency (OEE).

• Manage equipment installation, start-up, qualification, and handover from vendors to production.

• Provide technical guidance and support to engineers and technicians in troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and chemical process-related issues.

• Develop and maintain CM procedures, troubleshooting guides, and PM standards to improve maintenance effectiveness and reduce downtime.

• Ensure proper handling and optimization of chemical processes used in wet stations, including monitoring process stability and equipment performance.

• Collaborate closely with Process Engineering, Production, and Vendor teams to resolve equipment and process-related issues.

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for chronic equipment issues using structured methods (e.g., 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone).

• Monitor equipment health using SPC/FDC data and drive corrective actions based on analysis of tool performance trends.

• Manage spare parts strategy, chemical consumables, and inventory control to support quick recovery and stable operations.

• Support cost reduction initiatives, tool upgrades, and lifecycle management of wet process equipment.

• Generate and review equipment performance reports (downtime, yield impact, recurring failures) and implement improvement actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Mechatronics.

• More than 10 years of experience in NiPd plating process on APS (German supplier) equipment.

• Strong experience in bath analysis supported by Nova Ankolyzer and deep understanding of related toolsets.

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong ability to read and analyze electrical schematics and block diagrams.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills, able to collaborate across departments.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

• Knowledge of statistical tools, FMEA, and 8D problem-solving methods.

• PLC programming knowledge will be an added advantage.

• Familiarity with AI tools and applications is an added advantage.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Interested applicants may email Lay Yong at lay••••••••@gmprecruit.com for further details, quoting Job Number: GMP10132.

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