Manufacturing Technician I -- (T1) 2nd Shift - Austin, TX, United States
$18,000 - $24,800 USD hourly
Originally posted 17 September 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 17 October 2026.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Technician, you will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build and test display and wafer fabrication equipment.
What you'll do
- Utilize work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and instructions to build, repair, and test electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repair, identifying and correcting errors.
- Maintain a secure, safe, clean, and healthy work environment, following all safety standards, policies, procedures, and practices.
- Utilize test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and/or vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Enter data on computer terminals for progress, work expense, and labor details.
- Receive parts and perform audits to ensure all necessary parts are available to perform build, test, and repair; inspect parts for defects and troubleshoot processes.
What you'll need
- Experience working hands-on in a cleanroom environment.
- Ability to build and test multimillion-dollar display and wafer fabrication equipment.
- Experience with electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Ability to perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repairs.
- Experience performing audits to ensure necessary parts are available and inspected for defects.
- Proficiency using test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps.
Skills: cleanroom environment, build and test equipment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures
This role has been open 30 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
3796
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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, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3796 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 611 | 3796 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1106 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 53 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: cleanroom environment, build and test equipment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 283 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 195 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 3796 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.