Technical Support Engineer
Job Summary
Technical Support Engineers provide advanced remote and on-site support for complex equipment malfunctions and performance issues. They utilize sophisticated troubleshooting methodologies to perform root cause analysis and drive technical escalations to closure. This role focuses on OPWI platforms, requiring collaboration with field service and business unit engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Resolve complex technical equipment escalations
- Publish technical documentation and troubleshooting guides
- Provide on-site coaching and field support
- Support NPI development and BU DFx projects
Required Skills
- 3+ years semiconductor fab experience
- Bachelor's degree in technical field
- Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Proficiency in SAP, VSPI, and ARK tools
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Support multiple technical escalations, resolve with focus on time to resolution and quality of work.
- Attend customer field issues meetings with FSO, collaborate with BU engineers.
- Recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
- Publishing Technical Lessons Learned, troubleshooting guides, technical (ET) papers, etc.
- Provide on-site coaching to FSO.
- Provide Alpha and Beta Site support.
- Support NPI development early in the product life cycle, and at key customer sites.
- Support BU DFx (Design for Service / Install) projects.
- Create, or collaborate in creation of, innovative advanced trouble shooting tools.
Business Expertise:
- Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
Leadership:
- Provides coaching to colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.
Problem Solving:
- Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information and data.
Impact:
- Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies.
Interpersonal Skills:
- Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Manage difficult situations in stressful environments.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in technical field.
- Skills: Ability to work independently and as part of a team; Strong organizational and time management skills; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Ability to handle stressful situations and effectively manage difficult problems; Familiar with suite of Microsoft Apps, and internal ones such as SAP, VSPI, and ARK.
- Certifications: Enlight / UVision certification preferred.
- Languages: English (written and verbal).
- Years of Experience: +3 years of experience with Applied Materials products or similar.
- Work Experience: Minimum +3 years of semiconductor fab experience.