Equipment Technician -Night Shift - Wed to Sat 9p-9a - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 1, United States
Originally posted 21 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This Equipment Technician role supports Keysight's semiconductor manufacturing fab on a night shift schedule from Wednesday to Saturday, 9pm to 9am. You will maintain and repair electro-mechanical equipment utilizing high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, and advanced imaging systems.
What you'll do
- Maintain and repair electro-mechanical fab equipment utilizing high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, and advanced imaging. - Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. - Work closely with process engineers and operators to support volume production and R&D process development. - Partner with equipment engineering to install new process tools, develop maintenance procedures, and retire legacy tools. - Collaborate with suppliers to select spare parts, purchase materials, and coordinate service visits. - Assist in implementing hardware improvements and automation projects.
What you'll need
- Maintenance experience with manufacturing equipment or other complex systems. - Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite of tools and standard engineering practices. - Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously and solve complex problems independently. - Ability to use a respirator and SCBA when required. - Availability to work Wednesday to Saturday, 9pm to 9am night shift.
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. - Experience across mechanics, electronics, materials science, and software engineering. - Experience with semiconductor manufacturing techniques. - Experience with high vacuum technology, deposition methods, etching technologies, or 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
3898
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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 (3898 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 49 | 3898 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 132 | 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.