Equipment Engineer III - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Originally posted 7 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Equipment Engineer III will lead complex equipment engineering projects with autonomy and technical expertise in semiconductor, assembly, and electronics test manufacturing environments. This role develops, optimizes, and sustains manufacturing equipment to improve reliability, quality, throughput, yield, and cost efficiency.
What you'll do
- Lead installation, startup, commissioning, and qualification of advanced manufacturing equipment.
- Diagnose and resolve complex equipment issues to minimize downtime and maximize operational performance.
- Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Monitor and analyze key performance metrics including uptime, throughput, MTBF, utilization, and maintenance effectiveness.
- Manage critical spare parts strategies and inventory planning.
- Collaborate closely with Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, Quality, EHS, Automation, and Supply Chain teams.
What you'll need
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience.
- Experience executing defined tasks with moderate autonomy across semiconductor wafer fabrication, advanced assembly, and electronics test manufacturing environments.
- Experience ensuring tooling reliability, uptime, and alignment with process requirements.
- Experience driving continuous improvement and cost containment.
- Experience performing root cause analysis using engineering methodologies and data-driven decision making.
- Experience applying Fault Detection and Classification (FDC) and SPC.
Nice to have
- Target industry experience in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced assembly, and electronics test environments, including wafer fabrication, packaging, module assembly, automated test, reliability test, or final test operations.
- Experience with equipment used in semiconductor process modules, assembly automation, inspection/metrology, handlers, probers, testers, burn-in, or related high-reliability electronics manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of FDC, SPC, statistical analysis, and manufacturing data systems.
- Experience leading equipment installations, factory expansions, or technology transfers.
- Project leadership experience and demonstrated success driving cross-functional initiatives.
- Familiarity with predictive maintenance tools, automation systems, and advanced analytics.
This role has been open 71 days — well above the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3768
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (3768 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 33 | 3768 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 109 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 51 d | 54 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 611 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 282 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 190 open roles · median 72 d
- ASM International · 161 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3768 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.