Equipment Maintenance & Preventative Maintenance Engineer

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Provide technical leadership and engineering support for Backend Assembly manufacturing equipment to ensure high reliability, availability, and operational performance. Responsible for equipment troubleshooting, maintenance optimization, continuous improvement, automation initiatives, and new equipment deployment to support manufacturing objectives.

Responsibilities

Support and maintain Backend Assembly manufacturing equipment to achieve reliability, uptime, quality, and productivity targets.; Perform equipment troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.; Drive continuous improvement projects to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and increase operational efficiency.; Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.; Lead equipment qualification, installation, upgrades, and new equipment introduction activities.; Monitor and analyze equipment performance indicators and provide recommendations for improvement.; Collaborate with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, Facilities, and other cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and support production requirements.; Develop automation solutions and engineering improvements to enhance manufacturing effectiveness.; Create and maintain technical documentation, maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, and engineering reports.; Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and operational standards.; Support business continuity and recovery activities for critical equipment issues.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering discipline.; Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Backend Assembly Equipment Engineering, Equipment Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field (Package Saw, AOI, Solder Ball Attach, Laser Marking, Curing Oven, Reflow Oven, etc).; Strong knowledge of semiconductor or high-volume manufacturing equipment operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.; Knowledge of automation, controls, data analysis, and manufacturing performance metrics is preferred.; Strong analytical, technical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.; Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.; Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Nice to have

Experience with equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and equipment performance optimization.; Proficient in problem-solving methodologies such as RCA, 8D, 5-Why, FMEA, and CAPA.; Experience supporting equipment qualification, process improvement, and new equipment introduction projects.