Sr. Manager EPI Equipment Engineering

Job Summary

Sr.

Manager, EPI Equipment Engineering is responsible for leading the equipment engineering function supporting epitaxy operations, with primary focus on equipment reliability, uptime, process tool performance, maintenance strategy, manufacturability, cost, and long-term capacity readiness.

This role leads engineers and technical staff supporting EPI production tools and works closely with Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to ensure safe, stable, and scalable operation.

In addition to supporting current production, this position plays a key strategic role in aligning equipment capability with technology and manufacturing roadmaps.

The manager is expected to partner closely with Process Engineering to support process development, provide timely technical feedback on equipment constraints and manufacturability, and ensure the equipment roadmap supports future process needs, production ramp, and business objectives.

This role is also expected to build the systems, team capability, and cross-functional alignment needed to scale the EPI reactor fleet and support long-term factory growth.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities


* Lead the EPI equipment engineering team in support of daily manufacturing operations, equipment uptime, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.


* Own equipment performance across the EPI area, including uptime, MTBF, MTTR, PM completion, spare parts strategy, cost, and overall tool readiness.


* Drive rapid technical response and structured problem solving for equipment issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, output, and manufacturability.


* Partner closely with Process Engineering to ensure strong alignment between process development objectives and equipment capability, limitations, and readiness.


* Challenge conventional practices and theories during development of new products and technologies.


* Provide equipment engineering input into process development and technology decisions to ensure manufacturability, scalability, and practical factory execution.


* Ensure timely and candid feedback is provided on equipment-related risks, constraints, and tradeoffs so process and manufacturing decisions can be made with full visibility.


* Lead development of the EPI equipment roadmap to support process evolution, fleet expansion, productivity improvement, obsolescence planning, and long-term factory strategy.


* Translate business and technology roadmaps into equipment plans, including capital strategy, upgrade paths, replacement timing, reuse opportunities, and future capability requirements.


* Support scaling of the EPI reactor fleet through disciplined planning for startup, maintenance capability, spare parts, engineering coverage, and long-term support infrastructure.


* Identify and execute opportunities to reduce operating and capital costs by improving equipment performance, maintenance str...