Factory Automation Engineer - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing, deploying, integrating, and sustaining factory automation solutions in a high-availability semiconductor manufacturing environment.
What you'll do
- Develop, deploy, and sustain automation solutions for manufacturing operations from concept through commissioning and continuous improvement.
- Translate manufacturing, equipment, process, quality, and operator needs into automation requirements and implementation plans.
- Apply automation technologies including robotics, PLC/HMI controls, sensors, actuators, motion control, machine vision, and barcode/RFID.
- Design assistive automation, machine control upgrades, process automation, and material handling solutions to improve operator safety, ergonomics, and throughput.
- Integrate manufacturing equipment with factory systems such as MES, CMMS, SPC, FDC, and recipe management.
- Support equipment-to-host communication and factory integration concepts including SECS/GEM, GEM300, EDA/Interface A, OPC UA, and REST APIs.
What you'll need
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree.
- Experience with Automation Scripting, Bash, Change Control Processes, Linux Environments, Microsoft Windows Environment, PowerShell Scripting, Python, and Terraform.
- Manufacturing Systems experience.
Skills: factory automation, semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, PLC/HMI controls, equipment integration, SECS/GEM
This role has been open 81 days — well above the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2514
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (2514 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 48 | 2514 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 109 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 53 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: factory automation, semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, PLC/HMI controls, equipment integration, SECS/GEM
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 396 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials · 252 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris · 225 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 58 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 2514 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.