Section Manager - Diffusion #1522 - USA-Arizona, United States
Originally posted 6 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
TSMC Arizona is seeking a Section Manager – Diffusion to retrofit components and parameter settings to improve tool performance and availability in a clean room environment. The role also installs and qualifies new tool sets across N4, N3, and N2 process lines according to planned capacity schedules.
What you'll do
- Solve critical equipment issues to improve tool uptime availability and utilization efficiency. - Implement best known methods in hardware to control tools performance and utilization. - Identify and pursue opportunities for hardware capability enhancement and defect reduction. - Lead the team to complete the establishment of the production line. - Communicate with cross-function engineers or vendors, serving as a module liaison with facilities, vendors, and manufacturing shift personnel.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field plus 7 years of postbaccalaureate engineering experience, or a Master's degree in the same fields plus 5 years of engineering experience. - 5 years of experience with semiconductor manufacturing principles, practices, and techniques relating to equipment engineering and maintenance. - 4 years of experience with 5nm technology or beyond in the logic chip semiconductor industry. - 3 years of experience overseeing junior engineers. - 3 years of experience in at least two of the following: mechanical systems knowledge (focusing on semiconductor lithography track equipment robotics, pneumatics, and electrical systems); physics and chemistry principles applied to semiconductor lithography processes; or troubleshooting complex defect and hardware issues. - Ability and willingness to work on-site at the Phoenix, Arizona facility.
This role has been open 163 days — well above the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3894
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | TSMC Arizona | All employers we track in this specialty (3894 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 3894 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 92 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 163 d | 54 d (+109 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 637 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 571 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 288 open roles · median 66 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 47 d
- ASML · 186 open roles · median 74 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 82 d
How we counted: 3894 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.