CW-Manufacturing Technician II - (T2) - Austin, TX, United States
$20 - $28 USD hourly
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Technician, you will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build and test display and wafer fabrication equipment. This equipment includes electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
What you'll do
- Use work orders including schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and instructions to build, repair, and/or test equipment.
- Perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repairs under moderate supervision.
- Receive parts, perform audits, inspect parts for defects, and troubleshoot to improve processes.
- Use test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and/or vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Complete required job documentation such as data entry for progress, work expense, and labor details; perform computer programming, repair, or software installs.
What you'll need
- A 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.
- A willingness to expand skills within an analytical/scientific method or operational process.
- Solid analytical skills, and an ability to problem-solve using established operating procedures or scientific methods.
- ASSEET.
- BSEET (DeVry, TSTC).
This role has been open 11 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2432
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$100k
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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 (2432 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 229 | 2432 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1088 | 9739 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 38 d | 52 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 385 open roles · median 81 d
- Entegris · 244 open roles · median 30 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 231 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 105 open roles · median 53 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 51 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 2432 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.