Equipment Department Manager
$167,970 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Equipment Department Manager leads a 52-person organization of equipment engineers, an equipment engineering manager, equipment technicians, and technician supervisors supporting four semiconductor factories on a 24x7 basis. The role is based at Keysight's High Frequency Technology Center (HFTC) in Santa Rosa, California, scaling the team to match factory growth and improving equipment uptime.
What you'll do
- Lead a zero-incident safety culture, enforcing safety standards and standardizing maintenance procedures across all equipment areas and shifts.
- Drive the shift from corrective maintenance to preventive and predictive maintenance, leveraging real-time KPIs and data analytics to reduce unplanned downtime.
- Scale headcount, skills, and organizational structure across four semiconductor factories while strengthening 24x7 coverage, technical depth, and escalation paths.
- Champion Lean practices and structured problem-solving to improve equipment uptime, process quality, and cost efficiency.
- Partner with facilities, construction, safety systems, and procurement stakeholders to deliver equipment installations and capacity expansions.
- Own the department operating expenses (OPEX) and capital expenses (CAPEX) budget, tool upgrade justifications, and spare parts inventory strategies.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years in semiconductor or advanced manufacturing equipment engineering or maintenance.
- 5+ years leading managers or supervisors in a shift-based, 24x7 environment.
- Demonstrated success transitioning an equipment organization from corrective to preventive maintenance to improve equipment uptime.
- Proven experience managing department budgets, including OPEX, CAPEX, service contracts, and consumables.
- Working knowledge of semiconductor fab equipment, maintenance management systems, and reliability practices.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual with authorization under U.S. export control laws.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in engineering or a related field.
- Compound semiconductor experience (GaAs/InP).
More semiconductor jobs: Keysight Technologies jobs · Equipment engineering jobs
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
3882
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Median days open
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$125k
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| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (3882 roles · 87 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 46 | 3882 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 127 | 10126 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 55 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $125k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 658 open roles · median 56 d
- Lam Research · 555 open roles · median 41 d
- KLA Corporation · 301 open roles · median 62 d
- Micron Technology · 249 open roles · median 51 d
- ASML · 193 open roles · median 76 d
- ASM International · 155 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3882 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 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.