EPI Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Focus on MOCVD equipment maintenance and wafer fab tool reliability.
About the role
The EPI Equipment Maintenance Supervisor leads and coordinates a team of Equipment Engineering Technicians supporting semiconductor manufacturing operations. The role oversees daily maintenance activities, tool recovery, and preventive maintenance execution for MOCVD equipment to ensure tool uptime and operational efficiency.
What you'll do
- Supervise and coordinate the daily activities of Equipment Engineering Technicians, prioritizing workloads to address equipment alarms, breakdowns, and production support needs.
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts for equipment-related issues and implement corrective actions to minimize tool downtime.
- Schedule, assign, and track preventive maintenance (PM) and routine maintenance work orders to ensure completion accurately, safely, and on schedule.
- Monitor spare parts usage, inventory, and equipment performance to maintain equipment readiness and minimize production interruptions.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, shift pass-downs, standard operating procedures, and equipment history within maintenance management systems.
- Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and ensure compliance with cleanroom protocols, safety regulations, and environmental standards.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree or military leadership experience.
- 10+ years of MOCVD maintenance experience in a semiconductor manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated technical troubleshooting experience with semiconductor manufacturing equipment and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues with little to no guidance.
- Ability to read electronic schematics, mechanical blueprints, pneumatic diagrams, vacuum diagrams, flow charts, cause-effect diagrams, and hydraulic system prints.
- Solid understanding of vacuum theory, vacuum pumps (dry pumps, cryo pumps, turbo pumps), vacuum sensors, pressure control devices, and MFCs.
- Understanding of the MOCVD and implant process, along with SPC theory and implementation.
- Ability to pass and maintain ERT clearance, work in a Class 100/1000 cleanroom wearing full cleanroom attire and respirators/SCBA equipment, and lift 50 pounds or push/pull up to 150 pounds.
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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
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.