2027 Entry Level Manufacturing Maintenance Specialist (Dallas/Richardson, TX)
Manufacturing & Equipment Engineering
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves executing scheduled maintenance and ensuring equipment readiness within a wafer fab clean room.
What you'll do
- Execute scheduled maintenance according to approved methods.
- Track and assemble required parts for maintenance tasks.
- Complete qualifications to return equipment to production state.
- Track critical data from maintenance to identify improvement opportunities.
What you'll need
- High School diploma/GED.
- Ability to work a 12 hour compressed work schedule.
- Flexibility to work day or night shifts, including weekends and holidays.
- Interest and capability in performing mechanical and maintenance activities on complex tool sets.
- Ability to collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Ability to read and understand technical instructions and mechanical drawings.
Nice to have
- Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively.
- Ability to take the initiative and drive for results.
- Strong time management skills for on-time project delivery.
Market context
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
|
Open roles in category
2412
|
Median days open
52 d
|
Median salary
$99k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Texas Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 48 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 243 | 9729 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 31 d | 52 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.