Equipment Technician -Day Shift -Sunday to Wednesday - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 1, United States
Originally posted 20 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role supports the manufacturing fab in a semiconductor manufacturing environment by maintaining and repairing electro-mechanical equipment. The shift runs Sunday through Wednesday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
What you'll do
- Maintain and repair electro-mechanical equipment utilizing high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, advanced imaging, and related manufacturing techniques. - Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs in Keysight's manufacturing fab. - Partner with process engineers and operators to support volume production and R&D process development. - Coordinate with suppliers to select and purchase spare parts and schedule service visits. - Assist the Equipment Engineering team with tool installation, legacy tool retirement, procedure documentation, and automation improvements.
What you'll need
- Maintenance experience with manufacturing equipment or other complex systems. - Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite of tools and standard engineering practices. - Ability to independently solve complex technical problems and manage multiple priorities. - Physical ability and willingness to use a respirator and SCBA when required.
Nice to have
- Previous experience maintaining semiconductor equipment or complex manufacturing hardware. - AS/BA/BS degree in Electronics, military electronics training, or strong electro-mechanical technical capability. - Multi-disciplinary experience across mechanics, electronics, materials science, and software engineering. - Experience with high vacuum technology, deposition methods, etching technologies, and RF sources.
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
3837
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Median days open
55 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 | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (3837 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 49 | 3837 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 132 | 10037 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 55 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 627 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 581 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 287 open roles · median 46 d
- KLA Corporation · 255 open roles · median 70 d
- ASML · 191 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 88 d
How we counted: 3837 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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.