$31 - $42 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Field Service Engineer II (Customer Engineer) at Applied Materials, you will serve as the direct liaison with customers to install, maintain, and upgrade equipment onsite. You will use digital analytics for troubleshooting and perform preventative and corrective maintenance across electrical, vacuum, mechanical, plasma, hydraulic, and gas systems.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with Senior Field Service Engineers to install, maintain, and upgrade customer equipment. - Use digital analytics for troubleshooting and apply basic diagnostic techniques to assess equipment and resolve technical issues. - Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical, vacuum, mechanical, plasma, hydraulic, and gas systems. - Coordinate and communicate directly with customers to maintain operations and service.
What you'll need
- Minimum of an Associate's Degree, military technical training, field service experience, or trade certification. - 1–2 years of work experience in customer/field service support or a related technical field. - Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics. - Mechanical aptitude with pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, vacuum, or thermodynamics. - Familiarity with hand tools and their appropriate usage, including digital multimeters. - Valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain a passport if travel is required.
Nice to have
- 2–4 years of work experience in customer/field service support or a related technical field.
Skills: preventative maintenance, vacuum systems, plasma systems, troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance
This role has been open 210 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
3883
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3883 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 658 | 3883 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1162 | 10102 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 56 d | 56 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: preventative maintenance, vacuum systems, plasma systems, troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 644 open roles · median 56 d
- Lam Research · 571 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 292 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 271 open roles · median 50 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 81 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3883 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.