Meet the Team

My day as an equipment engineer always starts with the "morning passdown" from night shift. Here, we get a rundown of any issues that occurred overnight, review all of the tool's trending or out-of-spec real-time monitoring data, and make our action plan for the day based on the needs of manufacturing that day. Following this, we meet with the process engineering team to determine the follow up monitoring the tools may need, and any other concerns for product wafers or production "recipes". From here, I might head into the fab to support technicians on preventative maintenance, or stay at my desk to work on a project or prepare a presentation. In the afternoon, I might work with a vendor to secure needed parts, or head back into the fab to run tests on a tool for data collection. The day will then end with evening passdown, where we inform night shift of any actions they need to take, or issues to keep an eye on. After this, I might stay a few minutes late to ensure anything I need for passdown tomorrow morning is prepared.

Skills:
1. Excellent learner (Take notes, be okay with being wrong, ask questions)
2. Communication (So many moving parts in manufacturing require perfect communication)
3. Ethics/Integrity (When you are in charge of tools, it can be easy to take shortcuts! Do it the right way even when no one is looking)

Project/Work Examples
1. ASML Lens Replacement - Coordinating with manufacturing, process, and vendors for a multi-million dollar and several week long part replacement. Must be able to support any tool issues encountered, keep the project on schedule, make sure that work does not disrupt other tools or departments, and ensure the tool is working correctly after.

2. Continuous Improvement Computer Vision System - Integrating an industrial computer vision system which monitors for defects inline (realtime) with regular tool processes. This requires custom jigs (CAD), tool modifications, hardware selection/research, testing, and working with IT for data processing, storage, and integration into existing monitoring systems.

3. Cost Savings Filter Compatibility - Creating a database of existing and previously used lens attenuators with the ability to compare tool performances and identify compatible attenuators to reuse. This requires extensive VBA/Excel knowledge to handle complex calculations and large data sets, as well as clear operating procedures and easy-to-use interfaces to encourage department-wide integration.