Role Objective
The ESD Engineer will be the site owner and technical authority for ESD control, EOS prevention, and EPA governance in a Greenfield OSAT environment.
This Role Is Critical To
- Design and deploy a robust ESD Control Program from scratch
- Ensure compliance to ANSI/ESD S20.20, IEC 61340, AEC‑Q, and customer‑specific ESD requirements
- Prevent latent and catastrophic ESD/EOS failures
- Build ESD discipline, infrastructure, and culture across Assembly and Test operations
Key Responsibilities
- ESD Program Ownership (Greenfield Setup)
- Architect and deploy the site‑wide ESD Control Program aligned to:
- ANSI/ESD S20.20
- IEC 61340 series
- Customer‑specific ESD/EOS specifications
- Define and establish EPA (ESD Protected Area) design for:
- IC Assembly
- Test
- SMT and Box build
- Packing & Logistics
- Ensure ESD requirements are embedded at:
- Facility layout stage
- Tool installation & line qualification
- Infrastructure & System Design
- Specify, review, and approve:
- Flooring systems
- Wrist straps, footwear, and garments
- Workstation grounding and carts
- Ionization systems (overhead, benchtop, tool‑embedded)
- Define grounding architecture:
- Common point ground systems
- Equipment grounding verification
- Approve ESD packaging materials:
- Trays, tapes, reels, bags, boxes
- Monitoring, Audits & Compliance
- Establish ESD compliance monitoring plans including:
- Daily / weekly / monthly audits
- Continuous monitors and periodic verification
- Own ESD audit readiness for:
- Customer audits (Automotive / Aerospace)
- Certification audits
- Drive closure of ESD audit gaps with sustainable actions
- ESD Risk Assessment & Failure Analysis
- Lead ESD risk assessment during:
- Current tool introduction
- NPI / Package changes
- Process modifications
- Support ESD/EOS failure analysis in collaboration with:
- Reliability
- FA Labs
- Customer quality teams
- Distinguish between:
- ESD vs EOS vs external damage
- Drive root cause elimination and systemic pre