CMP Equipment Engineer - Austin (Ed Bluestein, Office), United States
Originally posted 7 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role supports and improves CMP equipment performance, uptime, and maintenance in a high-volume wafer fabrication environment.
What you'll do
- Monitor, maintain, and improve CMP equipment performance to achieve manufacturing output and reliability targets. - Troubleshoot equipment failures, execute root cause analysis on recurring issues, and implement sustainable corrective actions. - Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans to improve tool availability. - Support equipment qualifications, installations, upgrades, and technology transfers. - Monitor equipment health using SPC, fault detection systems, and performance metrics while maintaining SOPs and maintenance instructions. - Partner with Process Engineers to analyze equipment data, investigate process excursions, and support yield and defect improvement projects.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related engineering discipline. - 2–5 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience, preferably in an Equipment Engineering role. - Experience supporting CMP equipment in a wafer fabrication environment. - Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and cleanroom operations. - Experience troubleshooting manufacturing equipment and driving corrective actions. - Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and data-driven problem-solving techniques.
Nice to have
- Experience with CMP platforms such as Applied Materials Mirra, Mirra Messa (Wet and DIDO) tools, Screen DNS AS2000, Ontrak Scrubber Systems, or NovaScan System 2040. - Experience performing equipment qualifications and production tool releases. - Working knowledge of data analysis tools such as JMP, Spotfire, Python, MATLAB, SQL, or VBA. - Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, or 5-Why analysis. - Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, or continuous improvement methodologies. - Experience on 200mm platform.
This role has been open 122 days — well above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3892
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (3892 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 50 | 3892 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 127 | 10119 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 73 d | 55 d (+18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 641 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 573 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 285 open roles · median 48 d
- KLA Corporation · 274 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 73 d
- ASM International · 163 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3892 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.