Manufacturing Equipment Engineer - Deposition- Semiconductor Operations - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 1, United States
$100,850 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves serving as a technical expert for manufacturing equipment supporting deposition systems within semiconductor operations. The scope includes troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to metal deposition systems such as sputtering, evaporation, and lift-off.
What you'll do
- Own and serve as the technical expert for a suite of manufacturing equipment supporting deposition equipment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to metal deposition systems (sputtering, evaporation, lift-off).
- Coordinate vendor service visits for preventive and corrective maintenance events.
- Drive the capital equipment purchasing process, including requirements definition, vendor evaluation, and installation/acceptance support.
- Develop, execute, and continuously improve preventative maintenance and repair procedures.
- Lead hardware upgrades, tool improvements, and automation initiatives to improve capability, uptime, and safety.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field.
- Engineering experience in a manufacturing or similarly complex technical environment.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems (motors/drives, encoders, sensors, actuators, servos/motion control).
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics/wiring diagrams to trace signals, isolate faults, and safely return equipment to service.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
- Direct experience with sputtering and metal evaporation systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience debugging control systems: PLC I/O checkout, interlocks/safety circuits, servo faults, and HMI/alarm logic.
- Experience installing, relocating, and qualifying tools, including factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), bring-up, and acceptance documentation.
- Proficiency with CAD (such as SolidWorks, Siemens NX).
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
3787
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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 | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (3787 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 48 | 3787 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 125 | 9867 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 48 d | 54 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 616 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 563 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 284 open roles · median 42 d
- KLA Corporation · 246 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 188 open roles · median 69 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 3787 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.