Field Operations Engineer at EV Group, Inc.

Job Title: Field Service Engineer II Onsite

Reports to: Site Coordinator

Classification: Non-Exempt

Summary:

This position entails the installation, service, troubleshooting and repair of complex electronic and electromechanical equipment, site service, field process applications, and qualifications. In addition, the position is accountable for being able to operate as an independent product expert on select EVG product lines. Capable of assisting in the implementation of detailed, complex customer installation plans for reliability, process qualification, and sign-off. Training customer personnel on advanced equipment operation, maintenance procedures and process related operations. Provides onsite technical support for development and implementation of equipment and process applications. Trains other Field Service Engineers on specific product lines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each of the primary duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

1. Provides professional and courteous service to customers with a primary goal of complete customer satisfaction.
2. Assists customers and other personnel in identifying and repairing equipment related process problems.
3. Performs onsite preventative maintenance, clean equipment as required and verify the operational quality of equipment.
4. Performs start-up, warranty, paid service, and service contract activities. Performs hardware set-up on specified systems within established time frames.
5. Keeps Management informed of down situations. Documents, logs, and reports activities as required.
6. Troubleshoots and corrects process variations on systems. Diagnoses sources of hardware or process problems on equipment, facilities, or wafers.
7. Participates in local customer meetings and communicates orally with customers in face-to-face, one-on-one settings, group settings and communicates professionally by email and telephone, as needed.
8. Prepares and submits all required paperwork on a timely, routine basis.
9. Maintains all assigned equipment logs and records promptly and thoroughly.
10. Records activities clearly in written pass down and communicates clearly face to face when handing work off to oncoming shift.
11. Complies with all OSHA and Customer Safety requirements. Stays current all prescribed and recurrent training courses for EVG and Customer to maintain uninterrupted access to customer site.
12. Works overtime and/or travel on short notice, including unscheduled callouts from home and other shifts, as needed.
13. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally overnight, as needed, up to 20% of the time. Must possess a valid passport.
14. This position requires the use of EVG hired vehicles on EVG business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid drivers license and have acceptable driving privileges.
15. Trains other Field Service Engineers on specific product lines and company software (timecards, expense reporting, drawings, parts)
16. Assists and completes onsite equipment installations or complex retrofits on equipment and obtains Final Acceptance by the customer.
17. Ability to utilize training skills to troubleshoot tools to resolve issues and minimize downtime. Keeps equipment running properly and efficiently to enhance customer satisfaction.
18. Other duties, as assigned.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Initiates purchase orders for parts and service.
2. Maintains and performs repairs on company demo cleanroom equipment.
3. Keeps informed and trained on companys most current systems, methods, and procedures, including site safety.
4. Demonstrates excellent customer service skills (foreign and domestic).
5. Exhibits good housekeeping practices in all work areas.

Qualifications / Education / Skills and Experience:

1. This position requires an associate degree or bachelors degree in a related engineering field plus two (2) years of experience or up to four (4) years of experience installing/repairing semiconductor/electronic production equipment.
2. Advanced electromechanical troubleshooting skills.
3. Knowledge of quality improvement process methods and terminology.
4. Ability to identify and solve advanced process-related system problems.
5. Ability to communicate and demonstrate professional conduct with all levels of customers, management, and coworkers.
6. Must have advanced PC skills (Windows, MSOffice suite).
7. Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making training, preferred.

Physical Demands:

1. While performing duties of this job, individual is regularly required to stand, sit, reach with hand and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and lift/move up to 50 pounds. Visual acuity required. Individual is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls frequently and be able to reach with hand and arms above shoulder level occasionally.
2. Ability to wear proper cleanroom attire and work inside the fab/cleanroom up to 75% of the time.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.