EPI Equipment Engineering Technician
Originally posted 5 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 9 November 2026.
About the role
Perform expert level preventive maintenance, advanced troubleshooting, and repairs on Zone 3 wafer processing tools used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices in a clean room environment.
What you'll do
- Perform preventive maintenance, advanced troubleshooting, and repairs on Zone 3 wafer processing tools.
- Collaborate with engineering to develop and implement projects that lower costs, improve efficiency, improve safety, reduce waste, and prevent failures or scrap.
- Assist engineers in data collection to resolve and prevent recurring equipment issues and scrap events.
- Interface with OEM vendors and contractors on repairs, upgrades, and modifications of processing equipment.
- Participate in data interpretation for continuous improvement projects (CIP) and the optimization of equipment issues.
- Serve as a member of the site Emergency Response Team (ERT).
What you'll need
- Military Electronics certification or an AS technical degree, plus 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience reading electronic schematics, mechanical blueprints, pneumatic diagrams, vacuum diagrams, flow charts, cause effect diagrams, and hydraulic system prints.
- Understanding of the MOCVD and Implant process.
- Good understanding of vacuum theory, vacuum pumps (dry pumps, cryo pumps, turbo pumps), vacuum sensors, pressure control devices, and MFCs.
- Fundamental understanding of RF systems, test equipment, and components, alongside SPC theory and implementation.
- Ability to set up, operate, and interpret output from test equipment including oscilloscopes, DMMs, RGAs, high voltage probes, pressure and temperature gauges, dial indicators, and RF meters.
- Ability to work in a Class 100/1000 clean room, wear full cleanroom attire, work around hazardous and non-hazardous gases and chemicals, and maintain ERT clearance including respirator or SCBA use.
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This role has been open 96 days — well above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3896
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Median days open
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$120k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (3896 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 51 | 3896 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 153 | 10125 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 58 d | 55 d (+3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $120k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 676 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 544 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 312 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 248 open roles · median 56 d
- ASML · 192 open roles · median 81 d
- ASM International · 159 open roles · median 88 d
How we counted: 3896 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.