Equipment Engineering Technician: B-Shift - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 25 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and supporting manufacturing equipment for wafer processing. You will assist and perform intermediate repairs/maintenance on equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices in a clean room environment.
What you'll do
- Maintain various wafer processing tools as directed by management and senior technicians.
- Coordinate and perform reactive and scheduled preventive maintenance on wafer and assembly processing tools.
- Track, record, and communicate progress of maintenance work on Fab, Back End, and Assembly equipment.
- Apply troubleshooting skills to correctly repair common failures.
- Assist senior technicians and engineers in data collection to resolve reoccurring equipment issues.
- Provide timely updates on equipment status to Management and the Camstar System.
What you'll need
- 2+ years experience maintaining wafer processing equipment.
- Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, math, and computers.
- Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and the operational concepts of systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, flow charts, and cause and effect diagrams.
- Ability to set up, operate, and interpret output of test equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital volt-ohm meters, current and voltage sources, and chart recorders.
- Ability to understand and follow written procedures and verbal instructions for preventive maintenance of wafer fab equipment.
Nice to have
- Military Electronics certification or AS technical degree in electronics.
- Maintenance knowledge in Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Koyo vertical furnace, Lam rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, WET Etch Process, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, MEI SRD, TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8, or ASML 5500.
This role has been open 51 days — below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3787
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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 | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (3787 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 43 | 3787 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 137 | 9867 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 54 d (+11 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 616 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 563 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 284 open roles · median 42 d
- KLA Corporation · 246 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 188 open roles · median 69 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 3787 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.