Litho Principal Maintenance Technician (Days) - Malta, New York, United States of America, United States
$58,400 - $100,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
This role is for our Malta site Fab 8, a 300mm manufacturing facility.
About the role
This role is for a Principal Maintenance Technician responsible for monitoring, sustaining, and improving equipment and processes in a 300mm semiconductor manufacturing facility.
What you'll do
- Monitor, sustain, and improve equipment and processes in the assigned area.
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on assigned tool sets.
- Use mechanical, electronic, and PC/software skills to troubleshoot and resolve equipment-related issues.
- Monitor equipment performance and schedule maintenance activities.
- Recover equipment from process interruptions and complete event documentation.
- Effectively communicate updates on the status of equipment and area to Lead Tech and/or Engineer.
What you'll need
- High School Degree or equivalent.
- 2 Year Technical/Associates Degree in Science, Math, Engineering, Semi-Conductor Manufacturing or a related discipline or equivalent military training/experience.
- At least 4 years direct experience working in semiconductor manufacturing or in semiconductor tool/equipment/facilities maintenance.
- Or 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent military experience.
- Basic reading and writing comprehension skills.
- Basic computer navigation skills (Windows, Microsoft Office, Outlook).
- Ability to work in a cleanroom environment wearing required clean room clothing per semiconductor protocol/requirements.
- Ability to work in a standing position for an extended period of time (during a 12-hour shift).
- Ability to lift equipment and tools when performing maintenance activities (above 50lbs requires a two-person lift).
Nice to have
- Review Statistical Process Control charts for process quality and react to Out-of-Control conditions including defect troubleshooting.
- Develop and enhance operating procedures.
- Actively participate in continuous improvement projects, learning and skills development.
- Ability to read and comprehend schematics / blueprints / electrical diagrams.
- Experience utilizing basic hand tools and quality workmanship principles.
- Experience with troubleshooting and structured problem-solving techniques.
- Basic understanding of the principles of electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
- Strong technical skills and knowledge of semiconductor processing and process equipment.
- Able to operate computer interfacing systems.
- Proficiency with software applications and Microsoft Office.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
This role has been open 9 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
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 | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (3784 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 104 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 350 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 41 d | 53 d (−12 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 · 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.