Senior Fab Operator - Austin, TX 78741, United States
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Fab Operator, you will serve as a Fab Operations Technician/Clean Room Technician producing high-quality products.
What you'll do
- Operate assigned machines in a cleanroom environment.
- Load and unload wafer production machines (microchips).
- Follow detailed instructions to ensure correct procedures are completed.
- Perform quality inspections on finished products.
- Ensure proper gowning procedures and safety standards are followed.
- Maintain punctuality for crisp pass-downs between shifts.
What you'll need
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Basic computer skills.
- High school diploma, General Educational Development (GED) diploma, or equivalent.
- Experience with MS Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Effective organizational and planning skills.
Nice to have
- Previous semiconductor industry or manufacturing experience.
Skills: fab operator, cleanroom, wafer production, machine operation, quality inspections
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SkyWater Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 82 | 9729 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 3 d | 52 d (−49 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: fab operator, cleanroom, wafer production, machine operation, quality inspections
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.