Associate Engineer, Equipment Engineering

Come join Analog Devices (ADI) – a place where Innovation meets Impact. For more than 55 years, Analog Devices has been inventing new breakthrough technologies that transform lives. At ADI you will work alongside the brightest minds to collaborate on solving complex problems that matter from autonomous vehicles, drones and factories to augmented reality and remote healthcare.

ADI fosters a culture that focuses on employees through beneficial programs, aligned goals, continuous learning opportunities, and practices that create a more sustainable future.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.

Are you interested in a career working at one of Ireland's longest established high-tech manufacturing facilities?

Analog Devices International is a world-leading semiconductor company specializing in high-performance analogue, mixed signal and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (ICs). One of Limerick’s major employers for over 40 years, we are currently recruiting an ambitious and enthusiastic  Equipment Maintenance Engineer.

At our Limerick site,  we manufacture Integrated Circuits that are used in all forms of the electronics spectrum from industrial to consumer devices.

This role will be situated in our cleanroom class 10 Wafer Fabrication facility and the successful candidate will perform the following duties:

• Support Daily Operation of Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility with proven skills in effective problem solving, troubleshooting and root cause failure analysis
• Lead cross functional teams in a systematic approach to continuous improvement, using data driven analysis and decision making
• Drive Continuous Improvement of KPI’s of semiconductor manufacturing Equipment such as % Availability, Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR) & Mean-Time-Between-Failure (MTBF)

These tools offer the potential to experience a multitude of exciting aspects including Electronics, High Vacuum, Pneumatics, Pneumatics and Robotics.
 
Although not essential, prior experience in some of the following Equipment would be Useful.

• Applied Material Implanters & Deposition Platforms
• Axcellis implanters
• Akrion and JST Wet benches
• ASM and Aviza Furnaces
• TEL Tracks
• Nikon Steppers
• LAM Etchers
• Novellus Deposition Platforms
• Semitool, SEZ and Siconnex Wet Chemistry Platforms

This is a Monday - Friday-based role.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Education: Ordinary Bachelor’s degrees (NFQ Level 7) or Honours Bachelor’s degrees (NFQ Level 8).
• Experience: 6-10 years of experience – Maintenance Technician or Engineer, ideally coming from a highly regulated environment or an Equipment Maintenance role within the Semiconductor industry. E.
• Capable of demonstrating analytical troubleshooting methods (Root Cause Analysis, 8D Problem Solving, 5-why), and First Time Right repair skills.
• Able to follow preventative maintenance and Standard Work procedures.
• Analog Devices adopts a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategy. Prior experience in TPM is desirable.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export  licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

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