Field Service Engineer III - Process, Diagnostics, and Control/Metrology - Austin, TX, United States
$37 - $51 USD hourly
Originally posted 18 October 2026 by the employer.
Support advanced inspection and metrology systems within sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
About the role
As a Field Service Engineer at Applied Materials, you will serve as the direct liaison with customers, collaborating closely to install, maintain, and upgrade equipment.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot highly complex technical issues
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance
- Install, qualify, and upgrade advanced semiconductor equipment
- Analyze performance data, logs, and diagnostics
- Support customer escalations and drive root-cause analysis
- Work alongside process engineers, equipment engineers, and fab leadership
What you'll need
- Completion of an Associate degree, military technical training, field service experience, or trade certification
- 4-7 years of work experience in semiconductor industry or other equipment support industry
- Advanced mechanical aptitude with pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, vacuum, and/or thermodynamics
- Strong knowledge of hand tools and their appropriate usage, including digital multimeters
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Nice to have
- Experience in semiconductor equipment
- Experience in field service engineering
- Experience in equipment engineering
- Experience in metrology or inspection systems
- Experience in vacuum technology
- Experience in optics and lasers
- Experience in automation and robotics
- Experience in advanced manufacturing
- Experience in military technical operations
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3768
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Median days open
54 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 (3768 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 621 | 3768 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1115 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 54 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 611 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 282 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 190 open roles · median 72 d
- ASM International · 161 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3768 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 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.