Associate Engineer, Equipment Engineering

About the role

Analog Devices (ADI) is hiring 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 developing engineers who can learn equipment systems and contribute to manufacturing support.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, qualify and keep assigned manufacturing equipment capable of supporting production.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, perform root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions to reduce downtime.
• Run equipment improvement projects focused on reliability, uptime, yield, cycle time, cost, safety and manufacturability.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, setup validation and release to production.
• Document findings, coordinate follow-up with engineers, technicians and production teams, and support preventive maintenance and performance monitoring.
• Prepare work instructions, troubleshooting notes, training materials and engineering logs, and maintain checklists, procedures and reports.
• Collect and analyse equipment data to support downtime reduction and improvement recommendations.
• Build familiarity with equipment, safety requirements, manufacturing standards and escalation protocols, and promote compliance with safety, EHS, quality and change control.
• Provide technical support to production teams during line issues and equipment excursions, and coordinate with cross-functional teams and vendors.

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, maintenance, manufacturing, automation or equipment experience is an advantage.
• Willingness to support manufacturing operations, including shift work, on-call support or extended coverage.
• 10% travel required.

Required skills

• Equipment troubleshooting and diagnostics, preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Data analysis and engineering documentation.
• Continuous improvement tools and vendor coordination.