Chemical Lab Equipment Technician
About the role
As a Chemical Lab Equipment Technician at TSMC Arizona, you will perform hands-on preventive maintenance, first-line troubleshooting, and calibration on analytical laboratory instruments to ensure continuous operation and measurement precision. The role supports laboratory infrastructure and equipment stability across the semiconductor fabrication facility.
What you'll do
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance, routine cleaning, and precision calibrations on analytical instruments, including ICP-MS, GC-MS, and Ion Chromatography, to maintain baseline stability and parts-per-trillion detection sensitivity.
- Diagnose and resolve basic to intermediate technical issues on analytical laboratory instruments following safety guidelines and SOPs, escalating unresolved failures with detailed logs to instrument vendors.
- Support new laboratory setup and construction by inspecting site progress, verifying floor load-bearing setups and physical layouts against blueprints, and coordinating utility routing with Facilities teams and contractors.
- Assist in equipment hook-up and commissioning, including unboxing, machine-side interface positioning, utility connections, and vendor Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
- Track laboratory consumables and spare parts using computerized maintenance systems and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
- Maintain compliance with OSHA standards, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols, Chemical Hygiene Plans (CHP), and hazardous waste handling safety requirements.
What you'll need
- Associate degree (A.A.S.) or Bachelor's degree (BS) in Science (Mechanic, Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Mechanical or Electrical Technology, Electronics, Vacuum Technology, Materials Science, or a related scientific field).
- Strong familiarity with chemical hygiene, chemical safety (OSHA standards), and pressurized utility safety.
- Familiarity with computerized systems (e.g., CMMS, LIMS, or Manufacturing Execution Systems) for maintenance and inventory tracking.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 35 lbs, stand or walk for extended periods, climb ladders/platforms, and wear cleanroom garments and respiratory PPE.
- Ability to travel to Taiwan for training for up to 12 months if needed.
Nice to have
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Mandarin.
- Hands-on experience in a semiconductor cleanroom, high-tech manufacturing, or chemical laboratory environment.
- Hands-on experience operating or maintaining analytical instruments such as ICP-MS, GC-MS, HPLC, IC, or DSC.
- Experience with on-site construction monitoring, tool hook-up coordination, or field inspection.
- Experience with wet chemistry setups (chemical hoods, automatic pipettes, chemical handling/sampling kits) and gas or liquid delivery lines.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, instrument specifications, and P&ID diagrams.
More semiconductor jobs: TSMC Arizona jobs · Equipment engineering jobs
First seen in our index 62 days ago, slightly above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3941
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Median days since first seen
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$118k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | TSMC Arizona | All employers we track in this specialty (3941 roles · 87 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 49 | 3941 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 97 | 10337 · 118 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 182 d | 55 d (−127 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $118k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 675 open roles · median 55 d
- Lam Research · 548 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 316 open roles · median 57 d
- Micron Technology · 253 open roles · median 59 d
- ASML · 197 open roles · median 79 d
- ASM International · 165 open roles · median 77 d
How we counted: 3941 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 12 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.