Senior Equipment Engineer - Manchester, United Kingdom
Originally posted 13 October 2026 by the employer.
Lead maintenance, fault finding, and optimisation across Implant and Etch semiconductor equipment.
About the role
As a Senior Equipment Engineer at Nexperia Manchester, you will lead and coordinate the maintenance of specialist semiconductor equipment across Implant and Etch technologies. This hands-on position operates on a 4-on 4-off days (7am to 7pm) shift pattern, focusing on equipment reliability, maintenance standards, and technical improvements on tools valued up to £10m.
What you'll do
- Lead equipment maintenance programmes and coordinate repairs across assigned Implant and Etch technologies.
- Evaluate and diagnose complex equipment problems down to component level, identifying root causes and completing appropriate repairs.
- Monitor, maintain, and optimise equipment performance to enhance functionality and prevent issues.
- Train and mentor less experienced engineers in equipment maintenance and fault-finding techniques.
- Create, review, and maintain procedures and documentation for equipment checks and maintenance activity.
- Lead equipment experiments, improvement actions, and technical projects in collaboration with shift engineers and manufacturing teams.
What you'll need
- Degree, HNC, HND, or relevant qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to work a 4-on 4-off days, 7am to 7pm, shift pattern.
- Solid understanding of electronic and mechanical principles with proven fault-finding and diagnostic skills down to component level.
- Experience maintaining equipment within a light engineering or robotics background.
- Proven track record of delivering technology or equipment improvements.
- Knowledge of tool FMEA/RCA and standard quality tools such as 4c/8d.
Nice to have
- Previous exposure to specialised semiconductor equipment, or maintaining equipment within a light engineering or robotics environment.
- Experience of mentoring or managing less experienced engineers.
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This role has been open 15 days — well below the 56-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3934
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Median days open
56 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 | Nexperia | All employers we track in this specialty (3934 roles · 85 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 33 | 3934 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 105 | 10323 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 83 d | 56 d (+27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 659 open roles · median 57 d
- Lam Research · 567 open roles · median 38 d
- KLA Corporation · 308 open roles · median 63 d
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- ASML · 186 open roles · median 78 d
- ASM International · 158 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 3934 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 85 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 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.