About the role
This role involves performing preventative maintenance and repairs on semiconductor equipment to ensure optimal operational performance, collaborating with Equipment Engineers and the area Manager/Group Leader to resolve equipment and process-related issues, and managing workload according to production priorities.
What you'll do
- Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on semiconductor equipment.
- Collaborate with Equipment Engineers and Manager/Group Leader to identify and resolve equipment and process-related issues.
- Actively participate in area shift pass-down activities.
- Manage workload according to priorities set by production requirements.
- Perform diagnostic troubleshooting and repair on malfunctioning equipment.
- Recommend equipment improvements and interface with engineering as required.
- Perform routine maintenance on Dry Etch area systems.
What you'll need
- Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Electronics or Mechanical, or military training and experience.
- 2+ years experience in semiconductor manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience with LAM Rainbow Family, LAM 4520i, LAM 4520XL, LAM Rainbow Platform, LAM Alliance Family, LAM 9600 DFM, LAM 9400 SE, or LAM Alliance A6 PLATFORM tools.
- Essential knowledge of hardware for chemical delivery, processing, and handling in semiconductor equipment.
- Ability to assist in analyzing and resolving recurring maintenance problems.
- Ability to perform technical servicing of semiconductor production and support equipment.
- Ability to participate in developing, documenting, and improving semiconductor equipment maintenance procedures and systems, working from procedures, blueprints, sketches, drawings, and diagrams.
- Ability to interface with Senior Technicians and Engineers to support resolution of equipment-specific issues.
- Ability to perform diagnostic troubleshooting and repair on malfunctioning equipment.
- Ability to recommend equipment improvements and interface with engineering as required.
- Ability to perform routine maintenance on Dry Etch area systems.
- Ability to participate in ERT/Safety events.
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This role has been open 43 days — well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3896
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Median days open
54 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$121k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Tower Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (3896 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 14 | 3896 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 48 | 10057 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 54 d (+11 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $121k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 679 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 544 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 311 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 248 open roles · median 55 d
- ASML · 192 open roles · median 80 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 88 d
How we counted: 3896 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 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.