Development Technician 4 — NanoLab & Precision Machining

University of California; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 55,104 - 73,012; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, Berkeley's Nanofabrication Laboratory (NanoLab) seeks a Development Technician to support and repair semiconductor processing equipment and assist faculty laboratories. You will monitor utilities and maintain clean-room environments to enable advanced research.

Under supervision, you will install, repair, and document equipment, design and fabricate components, maintain safety procedures, train staff, and ensure operations meet strict standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with five years of technical or craft experience.
• Ability to MIG & TIG weld.
• Operate machine shop equipment such as milling machines, lathes, saws, hand tools, etc.
• Design and make working drawings using CAD software.
• Operate wood working equipment such as table saws, miter saws, router.
• Work from drawings, blueprints, sketches and verbal instructions.
• OSHA regulations familiarity.
• Design, documentation, drawing and layout skills.
• MSDS chemicals and gases knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Equipment and Facilities Support: install, repair and maintain environment to accommodate semiconductor processing equipment and related systems.
• Design and Fabrication: assist in preparing working drawings and fabricate components per specifications.
• Documentation: use Mercury database to mark equipment status, maintain manuals and records.
• Safety: follow SOPs and mentor staff to ensure safe lab practices.

Skills

Welding (MIG/TIG)

Machining

CAD drawings

Reading blueprints

OSHA knowledge

Metalworking

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED with 5 years of experience

Tools

CAD software

Job description

The University of California, Berkeley's Nanofabrication Laboratory (NanoLab) seeks a Development Technician to support and repair semiconductor processing equipment and assist faculty laboratories. You will monitor utilities and maintain clean-room environments to enable advanced research.

Under supervision, you will install, repair, and document equipment, design and fabricate components, maintain safety procedures, train staff, and ensure operations meet strict standards.