Senior Equipment Technician

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This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role:
The Senior Equipment Technician works closely with Equipment Engineers, Process Engineers, Operations, Facilities, and external equipment vendors in a semiconductor wafer fabrication cleanroom environment. This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, upgrading, and optimizing semiconductor process equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
The Senior Equipment Technician provides technical expertise for ALD, PVD, vacuum, gas delivery, robotic, thermal, and control systems while supporting equipment uptime, process stability, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires strong hands-on troubleshooting skills, disciplined documentation practices, and the ability to execute maintenance activities with minimal supervision.
Location: onsite position in San Jose, CA (Wednesday to Saturday -10 hour day shift)
Job Responsibilities:
Equipment Maintenance and Reliability
Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, vacuum, gas delivery, robotic, thermal, and control system issues.
Perform maintenance, upgrades, rebuilds, and component replacements on ALD and PVD equipment.
Respond to equipment downtime events and apply effective diagnostic techniques to restore equipment operation in a timely manner.
Conduct equipment inspections and identify opportunities to improve reliability, performance, and maintainability.
Support equipment installations, qualifications, relocations, decommissions, and upgrade projects.
Continuous Improvement
Participate in cross-functional teams focused on equipment performance, uptime improvement, cost reduction, and operational excellence.
Analyze equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Monitor equipment performance metrics and recommend improvements to increase availability and process stability.
Assist in developing and improving preventive maintenance procedures, standard work practices, and maintenance schedules.
Support implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and best practices throughout the fab.
Documentation and Communication
Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, calibration records, equipment history, spare parts usage, and follow-up actions.
Provide detailed troubleshooting reports and written shift pass-downs to ensure technical continuity between shifts.
Update maintenance documentation, operating procedures, and equipment logs as required.
Utilize computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and other business systems to document activities and equipment status.