Sr. Equipment Engineer Etch (Multiple Positions) #9319 - USA-Arizona, United States
Originally posted 4 March 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Improve tool performance and availability for diffusion, thin film, lithography, or etching equipment in a clean room environment. Work supports N4, N3, and N2 process technology nodes.
What you'll do
- Solve critical equipment issues to improve tool uptime availability and utilization efficiency. - Identify and pursue opportunities for hardware capability enhancement and drive 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 to meet process release standards. - Communicate with cross-function engineers or vendors, serving as a module liaison with facilities, vendor, and manufacturing shift personnel.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field with 1 year of engineering experience; or a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with 3 years of engineering experience. - One (1) year of experience with semiconductor manufacturing principles, practices, and techniques related to equipment engineering and maintenance. - One (1) year of experience with 5nm technology or beyond in the logic chip semiconductor industry. - One (1) year of experience in at least one of the following: ALD, CVD, RTP, dry etching, or wet cleaning processing. - One (1) year of experience with Tokyo Electron Ltd (TEL) F1000/FrepCC/Leaga and Applied Materials (AMAT) Sym3/SRP tool models. - Proven completion of a full facility installation process of an AMAT material tool. - Ability and willingness to work on-site at the Phoenix, Arizona facility.
This role has been open 163 days — well above the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3894
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | TSMC Arizona | All employers we track in this specialty (3894 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 3894 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 92 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 163 d | 54 d (+109 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 637 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 571 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 288 open roles · median 66 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 47 d
- ASML · 186 open roles · median 74 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 82 d
How we counted: 3894 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.