Equipment Engineer IIII - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Manufacturing & Equipment Engineering
Originally posted 7 August 2026 by the employer.
Lead strategic efforts for complex manufacturing equipment used in semiconductor probe card production.
About the role
This role involves supporting and advancing manufacturing operations at the Farmers Branch, Texas facility, focusing on improving the performance, reliability, availability, and lifecycle management of complex manufacturing equipment.
What you'll do
- Own critical manufacturing equipment performance, reliability, maintenance strategy, and lifecycle plans.
- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and chronic issue resolution for complex equipment problems.
- Drive improvements in uptime, MTBF, MTTR, utilization, throughput, yield, and cost of ownership.
- Lead or support equipment selection, installation, startup, qualification, validation, upgrades, and capacity expansion projects.
- Partner with Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, EHS, Supply Chain, IT, and vendors to improve equipment capability and operational readiness.
- Use data, SPC, DOE, FMEA, reliability analysis, and manufacturing analytics to identify risks and improve equipment performance.
- Support automation, equipment connectivity, MES/data collection, predictive maintenance, and smart manufacturing initiatives.
- Create and maintain equipment specifications, procedures, maintenance standards, training materials, and engineering documentation.
- Mentor engineers and technicians and provide technical leadership on equipment strategy and best practices.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of relevant equipment engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, maintenance engineering, semiconductor, assembly, or electronics test manufacturing experience; or 6+ years with a master's degree; or 3+ years with a Ph.D.
- Demonstrated experience independently leading complex engineering projects, resolving advanced technical problems, and influencing cross-functional decisions.
- Experience with equipment troubleshooting, qualification, reliability improvement, preventive/predictive maintenance, and manufacturing performance metrics.
- Working knowledge of safety, quality, change control, documentation, and compliance expectations in a manufacturing environment.
- Target industry experience in semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor assembly, electronics test, wafer fabrication, probe card manufacturing, MEMS, advanced packaging, precision manufacturing, cleanroom operations, or high-volume electronics manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience with semiconductor or precision manufacturing equipment such as lithography, etch, deposition, metrology, inspection, alignment, laser processing, electrical test, robotics, material handling, vacuum, or gas delivery systems.
- Experience leading capital equipment projects, factory startup, equipment sourcing, vendor management, FAT/SAT, qualification, and manufacturing readiness activities.
- Strong capability in root cause analysis, failure analysis, SPC, DOE, FMEA, CAPA, process capability, reliability engineering, and data-driven equipment optimization.
- Experience with automation, PLC/HMI, machine vision, robotics, equipment communications, MES, manufacturing analytics, Power BI, JMP, Minitab, or predictive maintenance systems.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, operational excellence, cost reduction, capacity improvement, and continuous improvement methods.
- Experience mentoring engineers or technicians and providing technical leadership across cross-functional teams.
Market context
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.