Manufacturing Technician 3 - Livermore, CA, United States
$26 - $34 USD hourly
Originally posted 19 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Manufacturing Technician 3 performs advanced manufacturing and assembly tasks in a cleanroom environment, adhering to safety, quality, and production standards. Work centers on probe cards, interposers, PCBAs, and stiffeners.
What you'll do
- Perform mechanical assembly of stiffeners, PCBAs, interposers, and associated hardware and electrical components. - Execute mechanical adjustments using hand tools, tweezers, dial indicators, handheld digital meters, torque verification tools, and microscopes. - Set up testers for electrical testing and conduct electronic casualty analysis of probe cards. - Perform adjustments to probe cards to achieve planarity of the array, alongside microscope inspections. - Perform basic component-level troubleshooting using ohm, capacitance, and voltage meters to resolve test failures. - Perform data analysis, understand Statistical Process Control (SPC) processes across all processing steps, and record test results accurately into designated systems.
What you'll need
- Minimum of 2 to 4 years of related experience. - Ability to read and follow detailed mechanical work instructions and engineering documentation. - Knowledge of electronic theory and components to resolve test failures and troubleshoot to the component level. - Experience adhering to cleanroom procedures, contamination control, and ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) guidelines. - Ability to wear cleanroom attire (full coverall suit, hairnet, mask, gloves) for extended periods and lift up to 30 lbs. - Availability to work Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday from 6:00am to 6:15pm.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 55 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 116 | 9979 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 33 d | 53 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 402 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 251 open roles · median 40 d
- Entegris · 225 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 61 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 59 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 55 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.