The Opportunity
Are you passionate about driving innovation and enhancing manufacturing processes? As an Equipment Engineer, you'll be at the heart of optimizing production systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and shaping the future of semiconductor technology. This role offers a dynamic environment where your ideas and expertise will directly impact equipment performance, safety standards, and continuous improvement initiatives. If you're ready to contribute to meaningful projects and grow within a supportive and forward-thinking team, we'd love to hear from you.
How You'll Make An Impact
* Ensure equipment reliability by engaging in proactive maintenance and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives (CIP)
* Promote a safe work environment by applying 6S principles and supporting ABRA safety protocols
* Collaborate across teams to support modernization, expansion, and smooth operation of production lines
* Support documentation efforts by contributing to daily task records and developing troubleshooting resources
* Contribute to system upkeep by helping maintain production planning software (SiView) and updating equipment databases and logs
* Participate in audits and help address safety-related action items and improvements
* Foster knowledge sharing by offering training and ongoing learning opportunities to team members
* Support technical operations by assisting with system maintenance and ensuring production aligns with current best practices
Your background
* Technical apprenticeship with subsequent specific extension courses, or degree in electronics, mechanics, or physics, or equivalent education
* At least 5 years of experience in maintaining semiconductor production systems (preventive measures, troubleshooting, repairs, documentation), especially with production equipment used in photolithography
* Know-how in tools for resist coating / developing (Screen 80B/80EX) and exposing (Ultratech 1500 / Canon i3000W/3030i5a Steppers)
* Good command of German and English mandatory, any other language advantageous
* Willingness to work in shifts
* Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
More About Us
Hitachi Energy offers you interesting tasks in a highly motivated team and an open communication style. Through an individual and practice-oriented induction plan, we will support you to quickly gain professional confidence to be able to work independently with high level of personal responsibility.
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.