Contamination Control & ESD Technician

About the role

The Contamination Control & ESD Technician ensures that cleanroom environments and electrostatic discharge protections meet semiconductor manufacturing standards. Working closely with engineers and cross‑functional teams, the technician helps maintain product quality, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Perform routine cleanroom environmental monitoring, including airborne particle measurements, AMC sampling, metal contamination checks, and logging of environmental data.
• Conduct ESD compliance checks such as wrist‑strap and footwear testing, equipment grounding verification, workstation audits, and point‑to‑point resistance measurements.
• Assist engineers with tool and material qualification, verifying that new equipment, spare parts, and consumables meet contamination and ESD requirements before release to production.
• Support contamination and ESD excursion investigations by collecting samples, gathering data, performing preliminary checks, and documenting findings.
• Execute scheduled preventive maintenance and calibration of environmental and ESD monitoring instruments.
• Maintain accurate documentation, checklists, and records to ensure traceability and audit compliance.
• Perform cleanroom protocol checks, ensuring proper gowning, material handling, housekeeping, and adherence to contamination‑control standards.
• Report abnormal conditions promptly and collaborate with Manufacturing, Equipment, Facilities, and Engineering teams to resolve issues.

Required profile

• Diploma (Nitec/Higher Nitec) in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Chemical Process or a related technical field, or equivalent hands‑on experience in a semiconductor environment.
• Ability to work safely in a semiconductor cleanroom environment.
• Attention to detail and strong documentation skills.

Required skills

• Cleanroom environmental monitoring (airborne particles, AMC sampling, metal contamination).
• Electrostatic discharge testing (wrist‑strap, footwear, equipment grounding, resistance checks).
• Preventive maintenance and calibration of monitoring instruments.
• Data logging and record‑keeping for traceability.
• Investigation sampling and preliminary analysis.