Equipment and Manufacturing Technician - (T5) - Tempe, AZ, United States
$67,600 - $92,768 USD yearly
Originally posted 24 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Equipment and Manufacturing Technician - (T5), you will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build, repair, and test display and wafer fabrication equipment, assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
What you'll do
- Use work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering specifications, and parts lists to build, repair, and test electrical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies. - Perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, advanced troubleshooting, and repair on components and subassemblies. - Operate test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps to test assemblies and document results. - Collaborate with engineering on procedure development and New Product Integration (NPI) into the manufacturing line, providing input on design for manufacturing. - Inspect incoming parts for defects, perform parts availability audits, and check completed assemblies for conformance to engineering specifications. - Provide training to lower-level technicians and assemblers, lead problem-solving tools such as Kaizens or DMAIC, or serve as a Quality Lead.
What you'll need
- Associate's Degree. - 7 to 10 years of relevant experience. - Experience reading schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering specifications, and wire lists. - Practical experience with electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, and repair. - Experience testing assemblies using electronic measurement equipment, test fixtures, leak detectors, or vacuum pumps. - Ability to meet physical demands including standing for extended periods, working in cleanroom PPE, bending, lifting, working in tight spaces, and using hand and power tools.
Skills: manufacturing technician, electro-mechanical assembly, cleanroom, vacuum, leak detectors
This role has been open 179 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
3866
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Median days open
55 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 (3866 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 619 | 3866 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1123 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 55 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: manufacturing technician, electro-mechanical assembly, cleanroom, vacuum, leak detectors
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 619 open roles · median 55 d
- Lam Research · 572 open roles · median 38 d
- KLA Corporation · 288 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 48 d
- ASML · 186 open roles · median 75 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 3866 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.