Equipment Technician -Swing 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 provides maintenance support for semiconductor manufacturing and R&D equipment in Keysight's manufacturing fab. Working swing shift (Sunday through Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.), you will maintain electro-mechanical systems involving high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, and advanced imaging.
What you'll do
- Maintain and repair electro-mechanical equipment utilizing high vacuum, sub-micron precision, exotic chemistry, and advanced imaging systems. - Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs across fab production and R&D tools. - Collaborate with process engineers and operators to support volume production and R&D process development. - Partner with suppliers to select and procure spare parts and coordinate service visits. - Work with the Equipment Engineering team to install new process tools, develop written maintenance and repair procedures, and assist in retiring legacy tools. - Assist with hardware improvements, automation projects, and establishing spare parts requirements.
What you'll need
- Maintenance experience with manufacturing equipment or other complex systems. - Familiarity with standard engineering practices and Microsoft Office tools. - Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems independently and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously. - Ability to meet physical requirements, including potential use of a respirator and SCBA.
Nice to have
- Previous experience maintaining semiconductor equipment or complex manufacturing hardware. - AS, BA, or 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 semiconductor manufacturing techniques, 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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| 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.