Engineering Technician III – (T4)
$33 - $46 USD hourly
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Performs complex electro-mechanical technical functions including design, test, checkout, fabrication, modification, assembly, and troubleshooting of electronic and electro-mechanical systems. Executes mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, and process testing on AMAT platforms according to engineering and manufacturing documentation.
What you'll do
- Test and troubleshoot system-level and component-level issues across electrical and mechanical systems and sub-systems with minimal supervision.
- Perform mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, and process testing on AMAT platforms against engineering and manufacturing specifications.
- Execute complex new system and NPI installations, field upgrades, and fabrication or modification of prototype models and specialized test fixtures.
- Work from limited or no documentation to investigate, compile data, and recommend changes to enhance product performance.
- Compile logbooks, write complex technical reports, and assist in developing and revising documented test procedures.
- Provide training, standard work, and workmanship guidance to lower-level technicians while interfacing across departmental lines.
What you'll need
- Advanced specialized expertise in electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, and prototype test fixtures.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting system-level and component-level electrical and mechanical assemblies.
- Ability to perform pneumatic, vacuum, and electrical testing to engineering specifications.
- Experience with new system installations, NPI installations, or field upgrades.
- Ability to meet physical requirements including standing, bending, working in tight spaces, lifting, distinguishing colors, using hand/power tools, and operating equipment in a cleanroom environment with required PPE.
Skills: electro-mechanical, troubleshooting, pneumatic, vacuum, NPI installations
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3875
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Median days open
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$125k
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| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3875 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 668 | 3875 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1182 | 10101 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 55 d | 55 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $125k |
Skills observed across this category: electro-mechanical, troubleshooting, pneumatic, vacuum, NPI installations
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 662 open roles · median 55 d
- Lam Research · 560 open roles · median 41 d
- KLA Corporation · 309 open roles · median 61 d
- Micron Technology · 248 open roles · median 50 d
- ASML · 193 open roles · median 77 d
- ASM International · 155 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 3875 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.