Engineer I-IS (Equipment Automation) - OR - Gresham, United States
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 23 October 2026.
About the role
This role involves the setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of host communications for semiconductor equipment.
What you'll do
- Setup, maintain, and troubleshoot host communications for semiconductor equipment.
- Independently coordinate and implement robust solutions that go beyond regular equipment resets.
- Utilize AI-assisted development tools and LLM-based code assistants for coding and troubleshooting.
- Develop and maintain Python scripts for equipment monitoring, data collection, and automation.
- Collaborate with network engineers to ensure network best practices are utilized.
- Use company tracking systems to log requests, issues, and projects.
What you'll need
- BS Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- 0-2 years of experience troubleshooting equipment automation issues.
- Experience with C, C++, C#, Python, Visual Basic.
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating system environments.
- Basic knowledge of communications hardware (RS232 versus Ethernet).
- Basic SQL query skills.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools and LLM-based code assistants.
- Understanding of basic AI/ML concepts (supervised learning, classification, regression).
- Ability to translate archaic text-based communications with little to no documentation.
- Experience with version control systems.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with frontend semiconductor manufacturing.
- Knowledge of fab equipment communication protocols (SECS/GEM).
- Experience troubleshooting issues within a corporate network environment.
- Experience working with equipment management, fault detection classification/control and cell controller software solutions.
- Knowledge of SEMI Standards, SECS/GEM standards and VFEI protocols.
- Knowledge of relational databases and their tools (Oracle preferred).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test automation.
Skills: equipment automation, host communications, Python scripts, SECS/GEM, troubleshooting
This role has been open 17 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
3894
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | Microchip Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (3894 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 31 | 3894 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 116 | 10049 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 54 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: equipment automation, host communications, Python scripts, SECS/GEM, troubleshooting
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 637 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 571 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 288 open roles · median 66 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 47 d
- ASML · 186 open roles · median 74 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 82 d
How we counted: 3894 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.