Etch & Plasma Area Equipment Engineering Manager - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 30 January 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Etch & Plasma Area Equipment Engineering Manager leads a team of equipment engineers and technicians supporting multiple wafer fabrication modules at the Sherman, TX facility. The position owns tool performance, equipment uptime, safety, and continuous improvement across tool sets including Ash, PVD, and PECVD.
What you'll do
- Lead and coach equipment engineers and technicians supporting manufacturing modules, including Ash, PVD, and PECVD tool sets. - Ensure equipment uptime, process stability, and tool availability through preventive maintenance, structured problem solving, and data-driven decision making. - Drive corrective and preventive actions using 5Y, 8D, and FMEA methodologies, while tracking performance metrics via SPC and data automation. - Identify opportunities for tool upgrades, reliability enhancements, and cost reductions across assigned modules. - Oversee capital project schedules, tool installation activities, and vendor management for equipment relocations and new setups. - Define and report key performance indicators including tool availability, MTBF, PM compliance, and maintenance costs.
What you'll need
- 10+ years of semiconductor equipment experience, including 3+ years leading engineers or technicians supporting tool sets such as Ash, PVD, or PECVD. - Demonstrated success managing multiple tool types or modules within a wafer fabrication or advanced manufacturing environment. - Working knowledge of semiconductor equipment mechanical, electrical, and vacuum systems, alongside process interactions. - Proficiency in statistical process control (SPC), root cause analysis, and manufacturing data systems such as MES and CMMS. - Ability to work in a Class 100/1000 cleanroom wearing full cleanroom attire around chemicals and process gases, with the ability to maintain ERT clearance.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical discipline.
Skills: equipment uptime, preventive maintenance, problem solving, SPC, tool upgrades, project execution
This role has been open 221 days — well above the 56-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3866
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (3866 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 51 | 3866 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 156 | 10096 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 74 d | 56 d (+18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: equipment uptime, preventive maintenance, problem solving, SPC, tool upgrades, project execution
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 621 open roles · median 58 d
- Lam Research · 572 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 287 open roles · median 68 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 49 d
- ASML · 184 open roles · median 78 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3866 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 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.