Staff Equipment Engineer - PVD/Thin Films - WA, Camas, United States
Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves providing technical ownership for critical manufacturing equipment and processes within a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. You will focus on improving tool performance, reliability, yield, and overall factory productivity for PVD/Thin Film equipment.
What you'll do
- Serve as the technical owner for assigned PVD/Thin Film manufacturing equipment.
- Lead installation, qualification, and startup of new tools and process equipment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex equipment issues to maximize uptime and manufacturing performance.
- Develop, maintain, and improve preventative maintenance strategies.
- Drive improvements in equipment utilization, availability, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Utilize data-driven analysis, fault detection systems, and statistical methods to identify and resolve performance issues.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years direct experience in semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineering, field service engineering, or a related technical role.
- Strong knowledge of wafer fabrication processes and semiconductor manufacturing operations.
- Proven experience troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and improving manufacturing equipment.
- Experience supporting PVD, Thin Film, Diffusion, or Wet Process semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- Hands-on experience with Applied Materials and/or Novellus equipment platforms.
- Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC), Process Control Systems, Root Cause Analysis methodologies, and Lean Manufacturing principles.
Nice to have
- Experience with one or more of the following platforms: Applied Materials Producer, Novellus Concept One, Applied Materials Centura, Applied Materials Endura, Applied Materials Poly HTF.
This role has been open 6 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3784
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Median days open
53 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 | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (3784 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 65 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 172 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 53 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 558 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 281 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 245 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 193 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 160 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3784 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.