Field Service Engineer 4 - US-TX-Austin (1021), United States
Originally posted 20 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves supporting customer operations by ensuring the operational excellence of complex semiconductor equipment. The work focuses on maximizing customer productivity, equipment performance, and operational excellence in semiconductor manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Provide quality on-site repair, maintenance service, and complete installation/relocation start-up services of Lam’s complex electro-mechanical and electronic systems at customer sites.
- Analyze, troubleshoot, conduct diagnostics, isolate issues, and solve problems across a broad range of Lam products to the component level to minimize downtime, system interruptions, and equipment malfunctions.
- Perform field modifications and updates, maintaining records and reports to coordinate activities between Lam and the customer.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, representing Lam to our valued customers, delivering exceptional customer satisfaction.
- Partner directly with customer at a management and engineer levels, run customer meetings, and lead improvement programs.
- Provide technical instruction, leadership, and mentoring for more junior engineers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of experience; or Master’s degree with 6+ years; or equivalent work experience.
- Previous experience in installation, maintenance, repair, or troubleshooting of semiconductor capital equipment.
- Proficiency in interpreting electrical and mechanical schematics, diagrams, and operation manuals.
- Able to work in a clean room environment while wearing personal protective safety equipment, or cleanroom suit.
- Able to travel frequently, domestically and internationally, based on customer needs, flexibility to work a variety shifts including compressed and alternative workweeks including overtime and on-call if needed.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in basic computer skills and familiarity with common office software including Microsoft Office Suite.
This role has been open 57 days — slightly above the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3784
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Median days open
53 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 | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (3784 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 559 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 791 | 9915 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 43 d | 53 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research (this employer) · 558 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 281 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 245 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 193 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 160 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3784 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.
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