Equipment Engineering Technician: Fusion Bar Fab - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 7 July 2026 by the employer.
Maintenance and troubleshooting on Fusion Bar wafer fab tools, including Riber 412 Passivation and E-Beam Coating systems.
About the role
The Equipment Engineering Technician maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and supports manufacturing equipment across the Fusion Bar manufacturing area. The role focuses on wafer processing and assembly tools, including Cleaving, Stacking/Unstacking, Riber 412 Passivation, E-Beam Coating, and FiconTEC UMB Testing systems within a cleanroom environment.
What you'll do
- Coordinate and execute reactive maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on wafer fab and assembly processing tools to maximize equipment uptime. - Serve as the initial responder for unscheduled down tools, diagnosing issues and performing corrective repairs on electrical, mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic subsystems. - Run equipment and operational cycles to validate that repairs and preventive maintenance procedures were successful. - Maintain associated support equipment, including vacuum pumps, power supplies, and gas cabinets. - Track, document, and update equipment status and maintenance history within the Camstar system. - Participate as an active member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, and Test Engineering teams.
What you'll need
- 2+ years of experience maintaining wafer processing equipment. - Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, and testing. - Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and pneumatic diagrams. - Experience operating diagnostic and test equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital volt-ohm meters, current and voltage sources, and chart recorders. - Ability to work in a Class 100/1000 cleanroom, wear full cleanroom attire, and maintain ERT clearance.
Nice to have
- Military Electronics certification or an AS technical degree in electronics. - Maintenance knowledge in tools such as Cleaving, Stacking/Unstacking, Riber 412 Passivation, E-Beam Coating, FiconTEC UMB Testing systems, Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Lam rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, or TEL Mark Vz / ACT 8 photo tracks. - Experience with Dry Etch and Plasma tools. - Working knowledge of robotic handling systems, servo motors, linear stages, optical alignment stages, and automated material transfer equipment.
This role has been open 106 days — well above 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 | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (3898 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 51 | 3898 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 155 | 10066 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 69 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
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- 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.