Senior Equipment Engineer

At Nexperia Manchester we are strengthening our Diffusion Equipment Engineering team by hiring a Senior Equipment Engineer to join our team of 100+ skilled professionals. In this role you will lead effective equipment maintenance programmes for specialist tools worth up to the value of £10m in a fast paced, high tech cleanroom environment.

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If you have hands-on senior level equipment fault finding and diagnostics experience from within the semiconductor industry, we want to hear from you.

What you will do

Working on a rotating days shift pattern with a 38% shift allowance, you will take ownership of maintaining, optimising and improving critical manufacturing equipment to ensure safe, stable and high-performance operation across the fab. You will play a key role in keeping our high-volume wafer processing tools running reliably and efficiently, supporting a site that produces over 14,000 semiconductor wafers each week. As a Senior Equipment Engineer, you will lead maintenance programmes, diagnose complex issues, drive improvement actions and strengthen the wider engineering team through documentation, training and expert support. You will also coach junior colleagues and ensure the department remains agile and responsive to operational needs.

Key responsibilities include:
Leading effective equipment maintenance programmes to ensure safe and stable operation
Evaluating, diagnosing and repairing complex equipment issues across high-volume wafer tools
Monitoring, maintaining and optimising equipment daily to enhance performance and prevent downtime
Training and mentoring less experienced engineers to support skills development across the team
Developing and maintaining documentation and procedures for equipment checks and maintenance
Conducting and directing equipment experiments, improvement actions and capability projects
Interfacing with shift engineers to resolve challenging repair activities and technical escalations
Remaining flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the department

What you will need

Essential requirements:
Degree /HNC/HNDor relevant qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline or equivalent experience
Senior level experience inmaintainingequipment within a light engineering or robotics background
Solid understanding of electronic and mechanical principles
Proven fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Great communicationskills, both written and verbally
Established trainingskills and technical familiarity with product and equipment
Knowledge of tool FMEA/RCA and standard quality toolsi.e4c/8ds
Ability to work a rotating days shift pattern 7am-7pm

Desirable experience:
Previousexposure to specialised semiconductor equipment is preferred
A minimum of 5 years of industryexperience with a proventrack recordof improvements within technology

Interview process

Stage 1: Recruiter review
Stage 2: 30 mins Telephone or teams interview
Stage 3: 60 mins on site interview and tour

What your benefits will include:

A salary of £60,000-£69,000 (DOE), inclusive of shift allowance
Bonus scheme of up to 6%
9% Employer pension contribution
Subsidised canteen
Income protection
12 x salary life assurance
24.5 days annual leave + 182 roster days off
On-site medical centre
Flexible benefits scheme
Retail and Entertainment discounts

Professional Development Opportunity to complete a leadership and management qualification, possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways.

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work. xwzovoh

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.