Lab Support Engineer - US-TX-Austin-Ixia, United States
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role supports the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and infrastructure needs of R&D engineering laboratories to ensure environments and equipment remain operational, reliable, and available for R&D development and testing activities.
What you'll do
- Support the installation, relocation, configuration, connectivity, and deployment of networking and computing equipment in R&D laboratories.
- Serve as a liaison with IT for Austin site IT infrastructure changes, including IT network connectivity, switches, cabling, IP addressing, and access.
- Coordinate equipment hardware RMA activities, including troubleshooting, shipment, replacement, and return of defective equipment.
- Coordinate with Facilities and HVAC support to ensure laboratory environmental conditions, electrical power, and HVAC operations meet equipment needs.
- Monitor and troubleshoot laboratory infrastructure and equipment issues, coordinating with internal or external organizations for resolution.
- Maintain accurate inventory and documentation of laboratory equipment, network connections, rack configurations, and other relevant lab infrastructure.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting engineering laboratories, computer/networking equipment, or IT infrastructure.
- Fundamental knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Ethernet, LAN/WAN technologies, IP addressing, VLANs, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting techniques.
- Fundamental knowledge of IT infrastructure, including servers, computers, operating systems, network connectivity, and laboratory computing environments.
- Experience troubleshooting hardware, connectivity, and infrastructure issues.
- Experience with equipment installation, rack-and-stack activities, cabling, equipment moves, and laboratory infrastructure changes.
- Strong documentation and communication skills, including the ability to maintain equipment inventories, lab documentation, and support records via the Jira tool.
Nice to have
- CCIE certification or other relevant networking certifications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3718
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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 | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (3718 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 40 | 3718 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 116 | 9754 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 53 d (+4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 613 open roles · median 52 d
- Lam Research · 545 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 269 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 254 open roles · median 66 d
- ASML · 198 open roles · median 64 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 3718 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.