PVD Equipment Technician- Nights 2 - Austin (Ed Bluestein, Manufacturing), United States
Originally posted 10 August 2026 by the employer.
Join the PVD Maintenance team troubleshooting and repairing AMAT Endura and AMAT Centura tool sets.
About the role
As a PVD Equipment Technician, you will troubleshoot and repair hardware and process failures for tool sets in a PVD Maintenance team.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot and repair all hardware and process failures for AMAT Endura and AMAT Centura tool sets.
- Perform preventive maintenance activities following standardized work documents.
- Use SPC charts and FabGuard Fault Detection (FDC) software to evaluate tool performance.
- Document maintenance activities and assist in improving standardized work documents.
- Maintain spare parts inventory.
- Assist Equipment Engineers with equipment upgrades, improvements, and long down troubleshooting.
- Work with process technicians on wafer recoveries and post-maintenance qualification tasks.
- Coordinate equipment downtime with Manufacturing Leads.
What you'll need
- Associate’s Degree (or higher) in an engineering or science discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years semiconductor manufacturing experience.
- Working knowledge/experience with PVD Processes and toolsets.
- Working knowledge/experience with Novellus Concept 2 mainframes with Speed and Sequel chambers.
- Experience with advanced electronics, equipment troubleshooting, installation, repair, and operation of Semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- Ability to read schematics and complex drawings/diagrams.
This role has been open 68 days — well above 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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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (3796 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 53 | 3796 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 131 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 68 d | 53 d (+15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 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.