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Defect Technician 2

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

This Defect Technician will evaluate and disposition problem product lots and investigate corrective actions. If you have an interest in supporting continuous improvement projects, this job is for ...

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Defect Reduction Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$76K - $145K/yr

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Construction Defect Litigation Attorney

Irvine, CA · On-site

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Defect Metrology Staff Engineer

Austin, TX

SkyWater is hiring a Defect Metrology Staff Engineer for our Austin TX site! Will provide defect metrology recipe application and equipment engineering support across KLA, Applied Materials, and ...

SkyWater Technology

Defect Technician 2

Bloomington, MN · On-site

$24.38 - $36.57/hr

This Defect Technician will evaluate and disposition problem product lots and investigate corrective actions. If you have an interest in supporting continuous improvement projects, this job is for ...

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Defect Technician 2

Minneapolis, MN • On-site

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Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

This Defect Technician will evaluate and disposition problem product lots and investigate corrective actions. If you have an interest in supporting continuous improvement projects, this job is for you!
Responsibilities:

  • Reject Validation for visual mechanical defects on package units and equipment sustaining and programming (recipe writing) tasks across a fleet of Defect metrology tools.
  • Evaluate / disposition problem product lots that fail defect inspection.
  • Image defects using scanning electron microscope (SEM) to characterize observed defects.
  • Instigate and participate in scrapped product corrective action procedures.
  • Assist the Engineering leads in equipment restriction and qualification tasks.
  • Assist in creating defect inspection tool recipes.
  • General operation of semiconductor defect metrology tools: SEM/AIT/KLA/SP1/EV300/1X .
  • Respond to tool issues / basic troubleshooting.

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • High school Diploma or Equivalent  
  • Minimum 2 years experience as a production technician or equivalent post-secondary degree/applicable experience.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office or similar productivity suite software.  
  • Prior experience working in a fast-paced environment, multi-tasking. 
  • Requires the willingness and desire to learn and grow. 
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
    • Repetitively lift up to 12 pounds. 
    • Stand and walk for the duration of a 12-hour shift. 

  • Not a morning person? No problem! This role is assigned to the B Shift, which includes a 10% shift differential, and defined as Sunday through Tuesday in one week, and Sunday through Wednesday in the other week, from 6:00 pm to 6:15 am, 12.25 hours per day, with a 30-minute unpaid meal period in mid-shift. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Associate, Technical degree preferred. 
  • Minimum 6 months of semiconductor metrology experience 
  • Laboratory experience in a manufacturing setting 

U.S. Citizen Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship. 

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