Equipment Engineer - USA - CA - San Jose (Rose), United States
$87,550 - $125,050 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Equipment Engineer will have ownership of one or more tool sets within a wafer fab manufacturing operation. The position is responsible for the overall availability and performance of assigned equipment sets in accordance with SEMI E10.
What you'll do
- Design and implement maintenance programs to improve tool availability and reduce cost of ownership. - Analyze equipment performance metrics, including MTBF, uptime, and MTTR, to determine areas for improvement. - Write PM procedures, checklists, troubleshooting guides, and work instructions for assigned equipment sets. - Plan, manage, and execute assigned equipment installations or upgrades to fab and manufacturing equipment. - Assist equipment maintenance technicians in troubleshooting critical down tools to root cause. - Establish and maintain spare part Bill of Materials (BOMs) for assigned equipment.
What you'll need
- Solid background working in equipment maintenance supporting a 24/7 clean room manufacturing environment. - Ability to lead equipment maintenance in the troubleshooting to root cause of down equipment. - Basic understanding of electronics with the ability to read schematics. - Basic understanding of electromechanical, vacuum, and pneumatics systems. - Basic understanding of environmental, health, and safety requirements as related to equipment maintenance. - Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, and Project.
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
3898
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | Lumentum | All employers we track in this specialty (3898 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 31 | 3898 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 117 | 10066 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 41 d | 55 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 674 open roles · median 50 d
- Lam Research · 578 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 285 open roles · median 46 d
- KLA Corporation · 248 open roles · median 70 d
- ASML · 188 open roles · median 71 d
- ASM International · 165 open roles · median 89 d
How we counted: 3898 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.