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Equipment Engineer, Implant

Wolfspeed · Marcy, NY

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Level
Engineer
Team
Production
Base pay
$107k–$147k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level production role at Wolfspeed (industrial) in Marcy, NY.

They ask for
2+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, EHS / safety
Base pay
$107k–$147k

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How this role compares

Against 385 other live production postings in the US.

Base pay
In line with similar roles

Typical $106k–$150k, from 124 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 42%
  • Lean 35%
  • ✓ Root cause 32%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 26%
  • New product launch 25%

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Stands out: this posting asks for Cost reduction, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

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The Day-to-Day

  • ◆Conduct preventive maintenance (MTBPM), tool fingerprinting, and CIPs to meet tool availability goals; drive root cause analysis (RCA) on equipment excursions to prevent recurrence
  • ◆Create and maintain PM procedures, tool configuration records, and tool acceptance specifications; support tool selection decisions for capacity increases and process development/transfer
  • ◆Partner with process engineering and production to improve quality metrics, reduce scrap and rework, and drive cost reduction; present technical data and project updates to peers and management
  • ◆Champion safety and EHS compliance
  • ◆Manage spare parts inventory and equipment BOMs; coordinate with vendors on technical escalations, parts sourcing, and field service support

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements)

  • ✓A bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 2+ years of semiconductor experience
  • ✓Hands-on experience sustaining ion implantation equipment in a semiconductor wafer fabrication environment
  • ✓Demonstrated awareness of fab safety protocols
  • ✓Proficiency in technical writing and presentations

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

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At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

  • •Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
  • •Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
  • •Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
  • •Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
  • •Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here’s the Gist

In this role you will join the Ion Implant Engineering team at our Mohawk Valley Fab (MVF) — the world's largest 200mm SiC wafer fabrication facility — to sustain, optimize, and improve ion implantation process systems used in the manufacture of silicon carbide power devices. Your equipment portfolio will include Nissin, AMAT, and Axcelis implanters .

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