Staff Equipment Engineer
Analog Devices · Massachusetts
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $113k–$164k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Analog Devices (industrial) in Massachusetts. Lead equipment qualification, buy-off, and transfer activities for new, relocated, or upgraded manufacturing tools.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- OEE, Root cause, FMEA, Control plans, Robotics, Automation
- Base pay
- $113k–$164k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 10% travel
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How this role compares
Against 53 other live manufacturing postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- About 25% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$132k, from 28 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 61%
- Lean 57%
- ✓ Root cause 48%
- ✓ Automation 46%
- New product launch 41%
- SolidWorks 41%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, Cost reduction, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from Analog DevicesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
· Act as equipment owner for assigned manufacturing tools in photolithography, ensuring availability, reliability, safety, and performance.
· Lead line-sustaining activities including troubleshooting, containment, and permanent corrective actions for chronic and high-impact equipment issues.
· Drive Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvement initiatives through systematic downtime analysis.
· Plan, execute, and validate preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, ensuring effectiveness and compliance.
· Lead equipment qualification, buy-off, and transfer activities for new, relocated, or upgraded manufacturing tools.
· Review and approve equipment modifications, change kits, and engineering changes to meet production, safety, and quality requirements.
· Perform and lead root cause analysis (RCA) using structured methodologies (8D, FMEA, 5-Why) and ensure robust corrective actions.
· Develop and maintain work instructions, control plans, and maintenance standards for manufacturing equipment.
· Partner with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to support capacity expansion, yield improvement, and cost reduction initiatives.
· Manage spare parts strategy, cost models, and supplier engagement to optimize maintenance cost and response time.
· Provide technical mentoring and guidance to Equipment Engineers and technicians; act as SME or technical lead for a toolset or area.
Qualifications
· US Citizenship
· Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
· 10+ Years experience in manufacturing equipment engineering within a semiconductor or electronics production environment.
· Proven background in line-sustaining, equipment reliability, maintenance engineering and OEE improvement.
Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days
The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $113,190 to $163,905.
- ✓Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location , experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
- ✓This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.
- ✓This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time , and other benefits.
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About Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X .
Analog Devices is seeking a Staff Equipment Engineer as a senior technical contributor responsible for engineering ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement of Photolithography equipment in Wilmington, Massachusetts. This role provides technical leadership in equipment qualification, line sustainability, productivity improvement and cost improvement; while mentoring engineers and technicians in support of continuous operations.
Preferred Skills/Competencies
· Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to clearly communicate across multiple functionalities.
· Experience with Nikon i14 steppers, TEL Tracks (MK5/MK7/ACT), UT1500 Steppers, vacuum ovens.
· Semiconductor manufacturing environment or related high-volume clean-room manufacturing experience.
For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.
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