Equipment Maintenance Technician - Thin Films

Aleron; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Aleron seeks an experienced Equipment Maintenance Technician - Thin Films for a direct-hire role in Gresham, Oregon. You will diagnose and maintain complex semiconductor tools across Novellus and Applied Materials platforms, and drive continuous improvements in maintenance practices.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of semiconductor equipment experience, strong troubleshooting, and can lead high-impact responses while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Associate or technical degree, military technician training, or equivalent maintenance experience.
• Min 10 years of semiconductor equipment technician experience.
• Expert troubleshooting on Thin Films equipment.
• Ability to lead during high-impact events and provide technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex equipment and process failures using diagnostics and data.
• Lead tool recoveries and root-cause investigations with documented actions.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance with high first-time-right quality.
• Interpret equipment, process and data to identify abnormal conditions and improvements.
• Develop and standardize PM specs, guides, and maintenance systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, vendors, and management on improvements.
• Train technicians on maintenance, diagnostics, safe practices, and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership across shifts with quality handoffs and data integrity.
• Coordinate vendor support during escalations, repairs, upgrades, and qualifications.
• Maintain accurate equipment history, repair data, parts usage, and documentation.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring/Training

Education

Associate or technical degree, military training or equivalent

Tools

Factory data systems

SPC tools

Maintenance diagnostics tools

Job description

Description

Job Title: Equipment Maintenance Technician - Thin Films

Location: Gresham, OR

Employment Type: Direct employee of semiconductor firm

Industry: Semiconductor

Compensation: Open - DOE

Schedule: Both day shift and night shift openings - various days per week options

About the Opportunity:

• Novellus Concept Two platforms, including SPEED, SEQ, and ALTUS
• Applied Materials platforms, including Endura, Centura, and Producer
• Major tool subsystems such as vacuum, gas delivery, RF/plasma, temperature control, robotics, process chambers, pumps, abatement interfaces, controls, and interlocks

What You’ll Do:

• Independently diagnose and resolve extremely complex equipment and process-related failures using advanced diagnostic methods, schematics, system data, and sound troubleshooting discipline.
• Lead difficult tool recoveries and root-cause investigations, document findings clearly, and drive corrective actions through verified closure.
• Perform and improve preventive and corrective maintenance, calibrations, repairs, and scheduled tool qualifications with consistently high first-time-right quality.
• Interpret equipment, process, SPC, and performance data to identify abnormal conditions, recurring failure modes, and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop, improve, and standardize PM specifications, troubleshooting guides, best-known methods, checklists, and maintenance systems.
• Partner with equipment engineering, process engineering, manufacturing, vendors, and management to develop and execute continuous-improvement plans.
• Train and mentor technicians on all aspects of equipment maintenance, advanced diagnostics, safe work practices, documentation, and technical decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership across shifts by setting expectations for professional pass downs, data quality, work execution, and follow-through.
• Coordinate vendor support and provide clear technical direction during escalations, repairs, upgrades, installations, and qualifications.
• Maintain accurate equipment history, repair data, parts usage, and technical documentation in required factory systems.

Job Requirements

What You’ll Bring:

• Associate or technical degree, military technician training, or equivalent maintenance experience.
• Min 10 years of semiconductor equipment technician experience, with demonstrated specialist-level performance on complex manufacturing equipment. Including:
  • Demonstrated expert troubleshooting and problem-solving capability on Thin Films equipment, including the ability to connect equipment behavior with process performance.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize competing equipment needs, and provide clear technical leadership during high-impact events.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including complete repair documentation, technical procedures, pass downs, and cross-functional updates.

What Sets You Apart:

• Demonstrated expert-level experience on multiple listed Novellus and Applied Materials platforms.
• Formal OEM or vendor training on relevant Thin Films equipment.
• Experience leading chronic-failure elimination, equipment improvement projects, installations, upgrades, or major qualifications.
• Proficiency with factory systems and data tools used for equipment tracking, parts management, SPC, tool performance analysis, and documentation.
• Proven experience training and mentoring technicians across skill levels and shifts.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.