$96,000 - $132,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The FEP TPS Engineer - E3 oversees all technical support aspects for a specific customer, including escalations, fleet performance, system installations, improvement programs, and upgrades. The role acts as an intermediary and field escalation focal point between the customer and Division.
What you'll do
- Act as the field escalation focal point between customer and Division, providing technical support and documentation to field engineers, technicians, and product support personnel diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing, and debugging equipment.
- Deliver Alpha Site and Beta Site support to Engineering for installation, operation, calibration, service, and testing of new hardware, software, or process designs.
- Initiate and review Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to ensure data supports the fix, followed by technical communication to the field.
- Track and present system performance metrics including MTBF, MTBI, Availability, process data, and warranty spending analysis.
- Support Global Product Support (GPS) by generating and reviewing documentation such as Customer Engineering Notices (CENs), Best Known Methods (BKMs), system upgrades, and support plans.
What you'll need
- Conceptual and practical expertise in technical product support or semiconductor equipment field engineering.
- Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairing, and debugging complex equipment systems.
- Background in supporting hardware, software, or process installations, calibrations, and engineering site testing (Alpha/Beta sites).
- Experience generating and analyzing system performance metrics such as MTBF, MTBI, and system availability.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
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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
3888
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Median days open
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$118k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3888 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 678 | 3888 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1166 | 10145 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 55 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $118k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 665 open roles · median 52 d
- Lam Research · 539 open roles · median 41 d
- KLA Corporation · 312 open roles · median 57 d
- Micron Technology · 249 open roles · median 53 d
- ASML · 196 open roles · median 78 d
- ASM International · 153 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3888 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 6 Nov 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.