Staff Equipment Engineer (Advanced Packaging)

The role

This role is responsible for the lifecycle management and operational excellence of advanced semiconductor manufacturing tools. You will manage equipment performance from procurement and facility setup to ongoing optimization.

What you will do

• Lead evaluation, selection, procurement, set-up, and qualification of new manufacturing equipment and facility infrastructures.
• Serve as subject matter expert for advanced packaging and wafer-level assembly equipment.
• Handle back-grinders, stealth dicers, expanders, flip-chip bonders, pick-and-place systems, reflow ovens and solder paste printers.
• Maintain high equipment up-time and minimize unscheduled down-time.
• Design, implement, and execute periodic and predictive maintenance programs.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related discipline.
• Extensive hands-on experience operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining advanced packaging and wafer-level assembly equipment.
• Proven track record of defining equipment specifications, driving vendor selection, and completing successful machine buy-offs (FAT/SAT).
• Strong analytical skills for root-cause analysis of equipment failures and the ability to implement permanent corrective actions.
• Experience establishing predictive maintenance protocols in a high-tech manufacturing or cleanroom environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Work with a world-class team solving cutting-edge challenges
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. It is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.