$33 - $50 USD hourly
Originally posted 4 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Engineering Technician, you will collaborate with engineers across Qualcomm to optimize the utilization of equipment and components. You will upkeep and implement operations and safety standards in the workplace to ensure all equipment components are properly handled.
What you'll do
- Sets up and maintains benches, testers, and other equipment, including transporting, installing, upgrading, and configuring moderately complex equipment and components.
- Performs moderately complex measurements, documents test results, KPIs, and outcomes, and maintains malfunction records.
- Troubleshoots and performs repair work, rework, removal, and modifications to equipment in collaboration with internal and external functions.
- Sets up test equipment using hand tools or automatic test methods to perform tests of circuits, components, instruments, and mechanical assemblies.
- Executes manual and automated test plans, provides input on test cases and test procedures, reproduces and debugs issues, and documents SOP changes.
- Tracks purchasing, shipping, receiving, and usage of inventory and equipment across test labs, field engineering, and business unit projects.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree, OR Associate's degree with 1+ year of Engineering Technician or related work experience, OR High School Diploma/equivalent with 2+ years of Engineering Technician or related work experience.
- Ability to frequently transport and install equipment weighing at least 25 lbs.
- Experience setting up, maintaining, and configuring benches, testers, and test equipment.
- Experience executing manual and automated test plans and documenting test procedures.
Nice to have
- Associate's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- CET certificate or 2 years of electronics coursework.
- 2 years of experience in Semiconductor or related industry.
- 2 years of experience with general computer skills and Microsoft applications.
- Military experience or training in electronics field (Rank E5).
- 2 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
- 2 years in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
Skills: bench testing, testers, test plans, measurements, equipment maintenance
More semiconductor jobs: Qualcomm jobs · Test engineer jobs · Santa Clara jobs
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 58-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
143
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Median days open
58 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$111k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (143 roles · 39 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 143 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 135 | 2385 · 120 employers |
| Median days open | 37 d | 58 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $111k |
Skills observed across this category: bench testing, testers, test plans, measurements, equipment maintenance
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 13 open roles · median 83 d
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 44 d
- Keysight Technologies · 11 open roles · median 57 d
- Texas Instruments · 9 open roles · median 97 d
- MACOM · 8 open roles · median 8 d
- Skyworks · 8 open roles · median 8 d
How we counted: 143 open Silicon Test Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 39 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.