MOCVD Equipment Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Department: Equipment Maintenance

About the role:

We are now expanding our device fabrication cleanroom facility for process development and ultra-low volume production. The individual in this role will play a key role in creating the world-class capabilities necessary to produce these unique devices. This role requires a highly diverse skill set with strong problem-solving skills.

In this position, you will support all EPI reactor tool and corresponding support equipment- this includes but not limited to – reactor scrubber, Hydrogen source (all forms) process metrology tools. The entire preventative maintenance and optimization functions of all EPI wafer fabrication process equipment of our micro LED devices.

Responsibilities:

• Own equipment uptime performance, including installation, acceptance, qualification, and lifecycle management of EPI reactors and all associated support systems.
• Conducts and assists with hands-on preventative maintenance, unplanned repairs and optimization tasks of all EPI equipment and supporting ancillary equipment
• Develop and implement robust preventative maintenance plans in accordance with OEM recommendations for EPI tool and support equipment
• Coordinates and acts as point of contact with OEM equipment manufacturers with all warranty, retrofit and repair activities  
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive database of critical spare parts and consumables to minimize downtime
• Reviews and assist in maintaining compressed process gas delivery systems and when required, assist in performing routine bottle changes
• Evaluates and implements plans to improve equipment uptime and performance
• Develop and manage off-site parts refurbishment and cleaning programs
• Partner with Process Engineering to identify equipment-related yield and process stability improvements and implement corrective actions.
• Support and participate in Environmental, Safety and Health programs
• Active member of the site emergency response team (ERT)

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience supporting MOCVD reactors, with direct experience on Aixtron· G3/G4/G5 or Veeco/Emcore platforms - arsenide’s, phosphides, or nitrides strongly preferred Hands-on maintenance and repair experience in all relevant EPI reactor and direct reactor support tools. Hands-on maintenance and repair experience in all relevant EPI reactor and reactor support tools including metrology, NH3 (purifier) and Hydrogen supply (all forms of supply gases) 
• The ability to wear a respirator and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
• Comfortable working in Clean Room environment; experience with Clean Room hygiene protocols
• Comfortable working with hazardous chemicals; experience with hazmat handling protocols
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, self-motivated, ability to work in team environment
• High degree of comfort with flexible, agile small company environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth understanding of electronics, vacuum technologies (i.e. Helium leak checking, dry vac pump rebuild) and metrology tools
• Cross-functional experience in both research and production environments
• Experience using relevant software programs, including MS office, Fab MES, SPC, and others

About the Company

Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications.  This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products.  (www.avicena.tech)