Manufacturing Technician I - (T1) - Austin, TX, United States
$18 - $24 USD hourly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 14 October 2026.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Technician, you will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build and test wafer fabrication equipment.
What you'll do
- Utilize work orders, schematics, 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.
- Observe all safety standards and maintain a secure, safe, clean, and healthy work environment.
- Utilize test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
- Enter data on computer terminals, perform computer programming, repair, or software installs.
- Detail finished work, receive parts, and perform audits to ensure all necessary parts are available and inspected for defects.
What you'll need
- Ability to utilize routine work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts and wire lists, written and/or verbal instructions.
- Experience performing electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repair.
- Knowledge of safety standards.
- Proficiency with test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and/or vacuum pumps.
- Ability to enter data on computer terminals.
- Experience with computer programming, repair, or software installs.
Skills: cleanroom environment, build and test, wafer fabrication equipment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures
This role has been open 8 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, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3787 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 619 | 3787 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1113 | 9896 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 54 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: cleanroom environment, build and test, wafer fabrication equipment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 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.