Associate Engineer, Equipment Engineering

About the role

Analog Devices is looking for an Associate Engineer in Equipment Engineering to support Manufacturing Operations in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. The role ensures equipment availability, reliability, capability and continuous improvement, working with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Quality, Facilities and other teams to meet safety, quality, delivery and productivity targets. It suits engineers who want to learn equipment systems and contribute to manufacturing support.

Key responsibilities

• Keep assigned manufacturing equipment maintained, qualified and capable of meeting production requirements.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, perform root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions to reduce downtime.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, setup validation and release to production.
• Implement improvement projects focused on reliability, uptime, yield, cycle time, cost, safety and manufacturability.
• Assist in troubleshooting, document findings and coordinate follow-up with engineers, technicians and production teams.
• Support preventive maintenance, checklist validation, data gathering and equipment performance monitoring.
• Prepare or update work instructions, troubleshooting notes, training materials and engineering logs.
• Collect and analyze equipment data to support downtime reduction and improvement recommendations.
• Build familiarity with equipment, safety requirements, manufacturing standards and escalation protocols.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and vendors to close action items and promote compliance with safety, EHS, quality and change control standards.
• Provide technical support to production teams during line issues and equipment excursions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in equipment, maintenance or manufacturing engineering, or in semiconductor/electronics manufacturing, is preferred; fresh graduates with a strong technical foundation may be considered.
• Relevant internship, OJT, capstone or maintenance/manufacturing/automation/equipment experience is an advantage.
• Willingness to support manufacturing operations, including shift work, on-call support or extended coverage when needed.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of equipment troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement tools.
• Strong communication, documentation, stakeholder coordination and analytical skills.
• Preferred: equipment troubleshooting and diagnostics, preventive and predictive maintenance, data analysis, vendor coordination, and semiconductor manufacturing exposure.