Manufacturing Technician - Austin, TX, United States
$20 - $28 USD hourly
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Technician, you will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build, repair, and test display and wafer fabrication equipment. This includes working with electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
What you'll do
- Use work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and instructions to build, repair, and test equipment. - Perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repairs under moderate supervision. - Receive parts, perform audits to verify availability, inspect components for defects, and troubleshoot processes. - Test assemblies, subassemblies, and components using test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps. - Complete job documentation and data entry covering progress, work expense, and labor details, as well as performing repairs or software installs as needed.
What you'll need
- High school diploma. - 1–2 years of semiconductor or display experience, or comparable industry or military experience. - Ability to follow standard operation procedures (written and verbal). - Knowledge of basic hand tools.
Nice to have
- Associate’s degree or technical education, certifications, or trainings. - ASSEET or BSEET.
Skills: cleanroom, electro-mechanical, vacuum pumps, leak detectors, subassemblies
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 56-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3883
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3883 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 663 | 3883 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1160 | 10147 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 55 d | 56 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: cleanroom, electro-mechanical, vacuum pumps, leak detectors, subassemblies
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 644 open roles · median 56 d
- Lam Research · 571 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 292 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 271 open roles · median 50 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 81 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3883 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.