AMHS Equipment Engineer - Oregon, Hillsboro, United States
$128,880 - $211,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
Join the Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) team.
About the role
This role involves designing, developing, testing, and debugging software solutions for wafer and reticle storage and transportation in a cleanroom environment. You will enhance factory performance and optimize automated material handling systems (AMHS) across Intel’s Foundry Fabs in Oregon.
What you'll do
- Own, Design, develop, test, validate, debug, and sustain software solutions for automated material handling and storage systems.
- Work with firmware, drivers, operating systems, database platforms, firewalls, and algorithms to enhance system performance.
- Support the integration, installation, qualification, and startup of AMHS and manufacturing equipment.
- Troubleshoot operational issues, manage escalations, and drive timely resolution of system events.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve system reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with manufacturing customers, operations teams, and project stakeholders to identify requirements and deliver automation capabilities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM field with 3+ years of work experience, OR a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM field with 2+ years of work experience.
- 1+ years of experience using Model-Based problem solving techniques.
- 1+ years of experience with CAD/CAM/CAE - AutoCAD, Solidworks, or similar drafting tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with factory physics with application of theory of constraints.
- Experience in factory engineering equipment within a fabrication environment.
- Experience in product lifecycle management and mechanical design.
- Proficiency in VB scripting and SQL query development for data extraction and analysis.
- Experience in data visualization methodology and techniques including proven course work or work experience with tools such as SQL, Microsoft PowerBI, PowerApps, Python, Perl scripting or equivalent.
- Experience with debugging tools such as Log Analyzer and performance tuning for distributed systems.
- Experience in project management methodologies and tools or equivalent program or project management certifications.
- Experience with design for manufacturing (DFM), design of experiments (DOE), and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
- Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma methodologies and project management principles.
- Experience working in an on-call rotation supporting high-availability systems.
- Experience in statistical analysis and gauge study analytics, including tools like JMP or Excel Pivot Tables.
This role has been open 15 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3784
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (3784 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 45 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 189 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 37 d | 53 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 558 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 281 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 245 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 193 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 160 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3784 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.