CW- Manufacturing Technician II Swing - Kalispell, MT, United States
$20 - $27 USD hourly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves hands-on building and testing of wafer fabrication equipment in a cleanroom environment.
What you'll do
- Use work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and instructions to build, repair, and/or test electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repairs under moderate supervision.
- Audit and inspect parts for defects, and troubleshoot processes.
- Use test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and/or vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Complete required job documentation for progress, work expense, and labor details; perform computer programming, repair, or software installs as needed.
What you'll need
- High school diploma.
- 1–2 years of semiconductor or display experience, or comparable industry or military experience.
- Ability to follow standard operation procedures (written and verbal).
- Knowledge of basic hand tools.
Nice to have
- An Associate’s degree or technical education, certifications or trainings.
- ASSEET.
- BSEET (DeVry, TSTC).
Skills: cleanroom environment, build and test, wafer fabrication equipment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures
This role has been open 9 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, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3784 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 619 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1119 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 53 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: cleanroom environment, build and test, wafer fabrication equipment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 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.