Customer Engineer - EPIC Center - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$43 - $59 USD hourly
Originally posted 18 October 2026 by the employer.
Work at Applied Materials' EPIC Center in Santa Clara.
About the role
This role involves serving as a direct liaison with customers to install, maintain, and upgrade semiconductor equipment, applying diagnostic techniques for technical issues.
What you'll do
- Install and commission advanced semiconductor equipment
- Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, software, and process issues
- Deliver exceptional customer support and technical guidance
- Perform maintenance and upgrades on systems
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and customer teams to drive solutions
- Help customers maximize tool performance, productivity, and uptime
What you'll need
- Associate degree, military technical training, field service experience, or trade certification
- 4-7 years of work experience in semiconductor industry or other equipment support industry
- Advanced mechanical aptitude with pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, vacuum, and/or thermodynamics
- Strong knowledge of hand tools and their appropriate usage, including digital multimeters
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain a passport, if travel is required
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3768
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Median days open
54 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 | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3768 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 621 | 3768 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1115 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 54 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 611 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 282 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 190 open roles · median 72 d
- ASM International · 161 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3768 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.