CMP/Wet Equipment Engineer (SM1)

Change the world. Love your job.

Do you want to work for an organization that values your ideas and gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact? At Texas Instruments, Equipment Engineers play a critical role in building and sustaining the systems that enable world-class semiconductor manufacturing.

In this role, you will join a highly collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment where you will help drive equipment reliability, improve factory performance, and strengthen long-term team capability. We are looking for an engineer who brings strong equipment experience, thrives on difficult technical challenges, and is motivated to improve how work gets done through innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

This position may be filled with a candidate whose background is stronger in either 300mm Wet or 300mm CMP equipment, depending on experience and team fit. We are looking for someone who not only brings direct equipment knowledge, but also demonstrates initiative, energy, curiosity, strong ownership, and a desire to build a long-term career with TI.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluating, selecting, and ordering equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacture of company products
• Overseeing the installation, modification, upgrade, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment
• Studying equipment performance, reliability, and failure trends to drive improvement in uptime, stability, and overall factory performance
• Establishing programs, corrective actions, and long-term solutions for equipment issues that affect the manufacturing process
• Driving equipment problem-solving efforts with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and follow-through
• Building and improving preventive maintenance strategies, recovery procedures, and documentation that strengthen execution consistency
• Providing technical support to manufacturing equipment repair, maintenance, and process engineering organizations
• Partnering effectively with technicians, process engineers, manufacturing, and other cross-functional teams to solve problems and improve results
• Keeping current on equipment manufacturers’ technical notices, upgrades, and safety issues
• Identifying opportunities to simplify work, improve systems, and develop practical solutions that increase efficiency and strengthen execution over time
• Driving innovation through creative problem solving, continuous improvement, and a willingness to take on difficult technical challenges

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering degree
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience working in a semiconductor manufacturing environment as an Equipment Engineering Tool Owner

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct 300mm equipment engineering experience in CMP and/or Wet systems
• For CMP backgrounds, experience with AMAT and/or Ebara platforms
• For Wet backgrounds, experience with TEL, LAM, and/or Screen platforms
• Experience troubleshooting tool reliability, driving failure reduction, and improving long-term equipment performance
• Experience with equipment maintenance systems, technical documentation, and building sustainable operating procedures
• Experience using tool monitoring, factory systems, and equipment data to support prioritization, problem solving, and action planning
• Working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing, SPC techniques, and cleanroom protocols
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex equipment issues and translate findings into sustainable corrective actions
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions and build strong, influential relationships
• Ability to take initiative, drive results, and operate with a high level of ownership
• Strong time management and prioritization skills in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to identify better ways of working, improve efficiency, and build practical solutions that strengthen execution over time

• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, take on difficult technical challenges, and develop creative solutions that improve long-term factory performance