Engineering Technician III (T3) - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$29 - $40 USD hourly
Originally posted 22 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 2 October 2026.
About the role
This role involves performing moderately complex electro-mechanical technical functions and activities for the design, test, checkout, fabrication, modification, troubleshooting, and assembly of electronics and electro-mechanical systems. You will work with experimental design circuitry, prototype models, specialized test equipment, tools, and test fixtures on AMAT platforms.
What you'll do
- Perform electro-mechanical technical functions and activities including design, test, checkout, fabrication, modification, troubleshooting, and assembly.
- Test and troubleshoot system and component level problems in electrical and mechanical systems and sub-systems.
- Perform new system and NPI installations and field upgrades.
- Work from schematics, diagrams, written/verbal descriptions, layouts, or plans for testing and troubleshooting.
- Compile logbooks and test procedures documentation and assist in revising, developing, and implementing department procedures.
- Perform mechanical, electrical, pneumatic & vacuum, and process testing on AMAT platforms.
What you'll need
- Proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.
- Ability to test and troubleshoot system level and component level problems in electrical and mechanical systems and sub-systems.
- Experience performing new system and NPI installations and field upgrades.
- Ability to work from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts or plans.
- Good writing skills for compiling logbooks and test procedures documentation.
- Understanding of how a team integrates with others to achieve objectives.
- Ability to provide solutions to atypical or infrequently occurring problems based on existing precedents or procedures.
Skills: electro-mechanical, test, troubleshooting, NPI installations, field upgrades
This role has been open 54 days — slightly above 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 | 617 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1111 | 9867 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 53 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: electro-mechanical, test, troubleshooting, NPI installations, field upgrades
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.