Senior Engineer, Field Service
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Field Service Engineer, you will support customers by installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing advanced semiconductor capital equipment. This position offers the opportunity to work with semiconductor technology and collaborate with global teams.
What you'll do
- Perform installation, startup, qualification, preventative maintenance, and remedial repair on complex semiconductor capital equipment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, vacuum, and software-related equipment issues.
- Provide technical support while maintaining customer satisfaction and equipment uptime.
- Interpret and utilize electrical schematics, engineering drawings, and technical documentation to diagnose and resolve equipment issues.
- Support equipment upgrades, modifications, retrofits, and process improvement initiatives.
- Document service activities, maintenance actions, and technical findings accurately.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent military or industry experience may be considered.
- 5+ years of field service, semiconductor manufacturing, or customer-facing technical support experience involving complex capital equipment.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with microprocessor-controlled electro-mechanical systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical schematics and drawings.
- Experience performing equipment installations, preventative maintenance, repairs, and system diagnostics.
- Working knowledge of oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters (DVMs), and other diagnostic tools.
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3768
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (3768 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 163 | 3768 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 264 | 9796 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 77 d | 53 d (+24 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 622 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 545 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 270 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 253 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 199 open roles · median 64 d
- ASM International (this employer) · 163 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 3768 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.