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Diffusion Equipment Engineer

NXP Semiconductors
Chandler, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2026
Job Title

Diffusion Equipment Engineer

Business Line Description

Front End Operations plays an essential role in the company’s success by ensuring the delivery of high quality, scalable, cost-competitive technologies and supply to create a winning advantage for our customers.

Job Summary

The Diffusion Equipment Engineer opportunity is in a high-volume semiconductor wafer manufacturing environment. Prior experience with ownership and responsibility for the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and productivity of manufacturing tools/processes is required. Previous experience with SVG VTR7000, AVP8000, TEL Alpha 8S and/or TEL Alpha 8SE Waves furnaces and Lumonics Laser Scribe is highly desirable.

Key Challenges

  • Identification and reduction of recurrent machine faults
  • Sourcing and installing new equipment
  • Reducing defectivity
  • Defining tool maintenance procedures
  • Training technicians and peers
  • Improving tool utilization and availability
  • Reducing cost
  • Reducing scrap
  • Supporting development activities
  • Developing and writing specifications
  • Implementation of Six-Sigma statistical process control methods
  • Capacity planning and modeling
  • Participating in and/or leading cross-functional and lean activity teams

Job Qualifications

  • BS in an engineering discipline.
  • 5 years’ experience in equipment engineering in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment.
  • Previous experience in at least one or more of the following tools/processes preferred: SVG VTR7000, AVP8000, TEL Alpha 8S and/or TEL Alpha 8SE Waves furnaces and Lumonics Laser Scribe.
  • Working knowledge of associated furnace pumps and abatement system desrired.
  • Ability to generate, analyze, and interpret equipment performance data and produce a timely action plan .to resolve recurring equipment failures.
  • Demonstrated presentation skills. Candidates will be called upon to train others and present complex datasets and equipment problems/solutions to diverse audiences.
  • Competent in troubleshooting problems and capable of applying logic to isolate and repair.
  • Ability to deal with multiple issues and fluid priorities.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to interact professionally with manufacturing and process engineering to deal with these issues and priorities.
  • Good foundational problem-solving skills with creative solutions and out-of-the-box thinking.
  • Self-motivated; able to take initiative and effectively prioritize work for self.
  • A strong desire to help create a positive, winning, world class working environment.
  • Previous experience in Lean Manufacturing methods is highly desirable.

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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