Sr. Equipment Engineer EPI (Mult. Pos.) - Job# 7581 - USA-Arizona, United States
Originally posted 1 July 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on equipment engineering for EPI processes in a semiconductor manufacturing environment.
About the role
As a Sr. Equipment Engineer – EPI, you will improve tool performance and availability for EPI, thin film, lithography or etching equipment in a clean room environment, and oversee the installation and qualification of new tool sets.
What you'll do
- Solve critical equipment issues, improving tool uptime availability and utilization efficiency. - Manage opportunities for hardware capability enhancement, driving defect reduction. - Drive root causes and corrective action analysis on process escalations. - Install and qualify new tool sets for 5-nanometer or beyond equipment according to planned schedules and meet the process released standard. - Serve as a main point of contact with cross-function engineers or vendors, and serve as a module liaison with facilities, vendor, and manufacturing shift personnel.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Automation Engineering or a related field, plus 2 years of experience in an engineering role; OR Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in a related field, plus 1 year of experience in an engineering role. - 1 year of experience with semiconductor manufacturing principles, practices and techniques as they relate to equipment engineering and maintenance. - 1 year of experience with 5nm technology or beyond in logic chip semiconductor industry. - 1 year of experience in at least 1 of the following: EPI; ALD; lithography; CVD; RTP; dry etching; or wet cleaning processing. - 1 year of experience in each of the following tool models or approaches: AMAT DUAL CENTURA ACP/ASM Intrepid tool model and the required facility utilities; Hardware actions to improve thickness profile; Performing regular maintenance, including lamp/process kit replacement, on the AMAT DUAL CENTURA ACP/ASM Intrepid; Performing high risk actions, including throttle valve and Mass Flow Controller replacement, on the AMAT DUAL CENTURA ACP/ASM Intrepid tool; and Calibrating temperature, robot transfer positions, Mass Flow Controller, and pressure gauge. - Education or experience in at least 2 of the following: mechanical component design; tooling design; or machine design. - Education or experience in at least 2 of the following software: Creo 3D CAD; Pro-E; AutoCAD; MATLAB; COMSOL; or Solidworks.
This role has been open 93 days — well above the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3642
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$128k
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| Metric | TSMC Arizona | All employers we track in this specialty (3642 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 41 | 3642 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 92 | 9611 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 140 d | 53 d (+87 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $128k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 603 open roles · median 56 d
- Lam Research · 526 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 250 open roles · median 38 d
- KLA Corporation · 249 open roles · median 62 d
- ASML · 187 open roles · median 69 d
- ASM International · 158 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 3642 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 2 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.