Field Service Engineer III- Implant - Phoenix, AZ, United States
$37 - $51 USD hourly
Originally posted 13 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Field Service Engineer III, you will serve as the direct liaison with customers to install, maintain, and upgrade semiconductor equipment, applying diagnostic techniques to address technical issues.
What you'll do
- Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing Applied Materials semiconductor equipment.
- Support equipment performance in semiconductor manufacturing environments through diagnostics, repairs, upgrades, and system optimization.
- Partner with senior engineers, technical support teams, and customers to resolve complex equipment issues and minimize downtime.
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical, mechanical, vacuum, hydraulic, gas delivery, and related subsystems.
- Install, maintain, upgrade, and repair semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with a focus on maximizing tool uptime and productivity.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues using diagnostic software, analytics, schematics, and systematic root-cause analysis.
What you'll need
- Bachelors degree in Electronics, Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, military technical training, trade certification, or equivalent experience.
- 2-4 years of field service, semiconductor equipment support, manufacturing equipment maintenance, or related technical experience.
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic systems using diagnostic tools (including DMMs).
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- Exposure to semiconductor manufacturing equipment, preferably ion implant systems.
Nice to have
- 4-7 years supporting semiconductor manufacturing equipment, particularly ion implant systems and associated toolsets.
- Working knowledge of ion implant subsystems, including vacuum systems, beamline components, power supplies, gas delivery systems, robotics/automation, wafer handling, and process control systems.
- Experience performing preventative maintenance, equipment calibrations, system recoveries, and root-cause troubleshooting.
- Proficiency with diagnostic software, equipment logs, and technical documentation to identify and implement corrective actions.
- Ability to work independently in customer fabs.
This role has been open 65 days — well above the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3796
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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 | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3796 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 611 | 3796 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1106 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 53 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 283 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 195 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 3796 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.