Field Service Engineer – Semiconductors & Equipment

Applied Materials; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 51,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Bonus program

Stock award program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials is hiring a Field Service Engineer to install, maintain, and upgrade customer equipment at sites in St. Peters, MO.

You will use diagnostic techniques and work with Senior Engineers to address complex issues and ensure smooth operations in a fast-paced semiconductor environment. The role requires an Associate degree or equivalent training, 4–7 years in the semiconductor or equipment-support sector, and strong mechanical, electrical, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Associate degree, military technical training, field service experience, or trade certification.
• 4-7 years of work experience in semiconductor industry or other equipment support industry.
• Advanced mechanical aptitude with pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, vacuum, and/or thermodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and upgrade customer equipment.
• Apply basic diagnostic techniques to assess equipment and address technical issues, with assistance from Senior Field Service Engineers [Customer Engineers].
• Collaborate with Senior Field Service Engineers [Customer Engineers] and/or the customer to understand roadmaps, process flows, inflection points, requirements, and business challenges.
• Train and mentor junior Field Service Engineers [Customer Engineers].
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical, vacuum, mechanical, plasma, hydraulic, and gas systems.
• Coordinate and communicate directly with customers.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Electronics

Vacuum systems

Thermodynamics

Hand tools

Digital multimeters

Communication skills

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Applied Materials is hiring a Field Service Engineer to install, maintain, and upgrade customer equipment at sites in St. Peters, MO.

You will use diagnostic techniques and work with Senior Engineers to address complex issues and ensure smooth operations in a fast-paced semiconductor environment. The role requires an Associate degree or equivalent training, 4–7 years in the semiconductor or equipment-support sector, and strong mechanical, electrical, and communication skills.