Senior Fab Operator - Austin, TX 78741, United States
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Operate as a Fab Operations Technician/Clean Room Technician producing microchip products for customers on Shift A (Sunday through Tuesday and every other Wednesday from 6:55 am to 7:10 pm).
What you'll do
- Operate assigned machines and load and unload wafer production equipment in a cleanroom environment. - Follow detailed instructions to ensure correct operating procedures are completed. - Perform quality inspections on finished products. - Ensure proper cleanroom gowning procedures and safety standards are maintained at all times. - Conduct clear and punctual pass downs between shifts.
What you'll need
- High school diploma, General Educational Development (GED) diploma, or equivalent. - Must be 18 years of age or older. - Basic computer skills, including experience with MS Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. - Ability to meet physical demands, including routinely sitting, walking, handling materials, moving around the facility, and occasionally lifting up to 20 pounds. - Ability to work in a cleanroom environment requiring full gowning (full body coveralls, hood, face mask, nitrile gloves, and safety glasses).
Nice to have
- Previous semiconductor industry or manufacturing experience.
Skills: cleanroom, wafer production, fab operator, inspection
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 56-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2488
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$100k
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| Metric | SkyWater Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (2488 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 2488 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 86 | 10147 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 22 d | 56 d (−34 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: cleanroom, wafer production, fab operator, inspection
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 358 open roles · median 82 d
- Applied Materials · 262 open roles · median 40 d
- Entegris · 219 open roles · median 46 d
- Lam Research · 110 open roles · median 69 d
- Infineon Technologies · 98 open roles · median 47 d
- Vishay Intertechnology · 65 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 2488 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.