Wafer Fab Operator - Lithography (Night Shift 1) - Hopewell Junction, NY, United States
$39,000 - $53,849 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves operating manufacturing tools to process wafers through the lithography stage in a clean-room environment.
What you'll do
- Operate manufacturing tools to process high quality product.
- Monitor equipment operation and process pace/productivity.
- Perform minor corrections or adjustments to the process and equipment.
- Utilize Lot Priority and other inventory management systems for product tracking.
- Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) to audit control charts.
- Maintain and monitor all clean room protocols.
What you'll need
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal).
- Ability to work a 12-hour shift in a clean-room environment.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and frequently move it over extended distances.
- Ability to stand, stoop, and reach for extended periods of time.
- Ability to work with a variety of chemicals and gases.
Skills: wafer fab, lithography, clean-room, manufacturing tools, SPC
This role has been open 26 days — well below the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2304
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$100k
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| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (2304 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 80 | 2304 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 286 | 9573 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 64 d | 54 d (+10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: wafer fab, lithography, clean-room, manufacturing tools, SPC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 84 d
- Entegris · 231 open roles · median 41 d
- Applied Materials · 202 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 110 open roles · median 43 d
- Infineon Technologies · 95 open roles · median 43 d
- onsemi (this employer) · 81 open roles · median 61 d
How we counted: 2304 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Sept 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.