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Applied Materials

Manufacturing Technician III - Billerica, MA, United States

Applied Materials Billerica, MA, United States 1 month ago
Manufacturing & Equipment Engineering

$23 - $31 USD hourly

Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.

Work hands-on with display and wafer fabrication equipment.

About the role

As a Manufacturing Technician III, you will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build and test display and wafer fabrication equipment.

What you'll do

  • Use work orders (schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists) to build, repair, and test electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
  • Perform electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repairs.
  • Receive parts, perform audits to ensure availability, inspect for defects, and troubleshoot processes.
  • Use test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
  • Complete required job documentation (data entry) about progress, work expense, and labor details.
  • Perform computer programming, repair, or software installs as needed.

What you'll need

  • An Associate’s degree.
  • 2–4 years of semiconductor or display experience, or comparable industry or military experience.
  • Related technical trainings and certifications.

Nice to have

  • Solid analytical skills and an ability to problem-solve using established operating procedures or scientific methods.
  • Demonstrated capability to operate as a peer leader and trainer.
  • Demonstrated proficiency for required semiconductor manufacturing concepts and processes.
  • ASSEET.
  • BSEET (DeVry, TSTC).

Skills: build and test equipment, cleanroom environment, electro-mechanical assembly, troubleshooting, test fixtures

Market context

This role has been open 31 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.

Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment

Open roles in category
3796
Median days open
53 d
Median salary
$126k
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
How Applied Materials compares in Semiconductor Equipment Engineering hiring
Metric Applied Materials All employers we track in this specialty (3796 roles · 81 employers)
Open roles in this specialty 614 3796
Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family 1111 9874 · 109 employers
Median days open 53 d 53 d (same as this employer)
Median salary (USD postings) — $126k

Skills observed across this category: build and test equipment, cleanroom environment, 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.

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Billerica, MA, United States
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$23 - $31 USD hourly
1 month ago

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