Photo Equipment Engineering - San Jose, United States
Originally posted 16 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role sits within the equipment engineering group in the Photo area responsible for manufacturing equipment failure analysis, characterization, and maintenance optimization.
What you'll do
- Monitor equipment performance, identify tool issues, and execute corrective actions and repairs. - Work with the maintenance team to trouble-shoot tools, establish long-term solutions, and establish written procedures and specifications. - Act as PM trainer and assistant on a hybrid shift to train maintenance technicians and tool owners, focusing on equipment such as PAS tools. - Partner with process engineering to investigate equipment-related excursions, reduce rework and scrap issues, and provide 8D summary resolutions. - Manage parts inventory, research second-source options, and collaborate with equipment vendors to maintain tool performance and handle line-down escalations. - Ensure equipment meets site QA requirements and provide ongoing equipment safety recommendations.
What you'll need
- Ability to understand electrical schematics and trouble-shoot equipment. - Understanding of Photo equipment process, optics, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and robotics. - Experience utilizing micro-computer applications for equipment optimization, trouble-shooting, and tool performance analysis. - Demonstrated ability to fix tools, provide equipment resolutions, and manage projects with set milestones under minimal supervision. - Experience providing technical training and preventive maintenance guidance to maintenance teams.
Nice to have
- AS/BS degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science.
Skills: photo equipment, equipment engineering, PM trainer, trouble-shoot, maintenance, photolithography, optics
This role has been open 96 days — well above the 83-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Lithography Systems
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Open roles in category
51
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Median days open
83 d
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Median salary
$135k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Western Digital | All employers we track in this specialty (51 roles · 13 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 51 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 167 | 10042 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 96 d | 83 d (+13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $135k |
Skills observed across this category: photo equipment, equipment engineering, PM trainer, trouble-shoot, maintenance, photolithography
Who's hiring in this category
- ASML · 26 open roles · median 48 d
- Applied Materials · 4 open roles · median 110 d
- GlobalFoundries · 4 open roles · median 120 d
- Micron Technology · 4 open roles · median 163 d
- Onto Innovation · 3 open roles · median 90 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 2 open roles · median 118 d
How we counted: 51 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Lithography Systems) roles from 13 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.