Coating Equipment Maintenance Technician 5

Company: MKS Instruments
Location: Irvine
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

MKS Instruments, Inc. is the parent company of Newport Corporation , Spectra-Physics and Ophir , leaders in photonics, optics, lasers and motion/vibration control. MKS is a worldwide leader in technology solutions for thin film, process and industrial manufacturing, environmental monitoring, defense and security, life sciences and research.



General repairs and maintenance of vacuum deposition chambers and related equipment. In-depth trouble-shooting of electronics, modification/replacement of obsolete components as required.



Responsibilities

* Troubleshooting and repair of a large number of high vacuum chambers and related equipment.

* Perform regular preventive maintenance (PMs), pump changes, and component rebuilds.

* Assisting Thin Film Engineering with coating chamber modifications and upgrades.

* Maintaining inventory for all items related to coating machines.

* Disassembling, cleaning and reassembling of e guns, feed throughs, planetaries, and other items maintained as ready spares.

* Maintaining, and supporting development of electronics and computer related equipment and operation for Thin Film Equipment.

* Organizing, writing and revising PM programs and procedures on all Thin Film systems utilizing a CMMS.

* Writing technical maintenance procedures and processes for production equipment.

* Troubleshooting electronics to component level.

* Frequent collaboration with Thin Film Engineering and Production Operations to optimize uptime and reliability.



Requirements

* High School Degree; Associates Degree in related field preferred

* Minimum of ten years' experience working with high vacuum equipment

* Planned maintenance operations and organization experience required.

* Experience with Ion Beam Deposition equipment, RF and DC preferred.

* Experience with Electron Beam Deposition equipment preferred.

* Experience diagnosing machine related electronics required. Ability to analyze and modify schematics preferred.

* Work in clean room environment (photo contamination knowledge a plus)





MKS Instruments, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity employer. We solicit and hire applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected category. Our policy is to employ the most qualified applicants. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with company policies and federal and state guidelines.



Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be U.S. persons. U.S. persons are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We solicit and hire applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category. Our policy is to employ the most qualified applicants. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with company policies and federal and state guidelines.

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