Senior Equipment Technician - Semiconductor Fab

FHLB Des Moines; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits starting day one

Retirement savings plan

ESPP with 2-year look back

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician to join our wafer fabrication facility and ensure equipment is installed, upgraded, and maintained to meet production needs while adhering to safety standards.

The role focuses on reliability, maintenance planning, and collaboration with process engineering teams. Responsibilities include troubleshooting on the floor using manuals and schematics, maintaining records, and implementing uptime improvements in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of equipment maintenance and repair experience.
• Ability to read electrical/electronic schematics, mechanical drawings, piping diagrams and flow charts.
• Experience in component-level troubleshooting of analog and digital circuits.
• Experience soldering and desoldering components on printed circuit boards.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing cable harnesses.
• Ability to test electrical components with an analog or digital multimeter.
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulations related to equipment safety and performance.

Responsibilities

• Performing the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment issues, utilizing technical manuals, schematics, and diagnostic tools.
• Maintaining current records on equipment manufacturers’ technical notices, upgrades and safety issues.
• Studying equipment performance and reliability.
• Establishing programs and solutions for increasing equipment uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process.
• Providing technical support to the production operators and process engineering teams.
• Defining and creating preventative maintenance schedules.
• Ensure compliance with safety protocols and cleanroom procedures.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Safety-conscious

Education

Technical or Military training in Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Multimeter

Schematics

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician to join our wafer fabrication facility and ensure equipment is installed, upgraded, and maintained to meet production needs while adhering to safety standards.

The role focuses on reliability, maintenance planning, and collaboration with process engineering teams. Responsibilities include troubleshooting on the floor using manuals and schematics, maintaining records, and implementing uptime improvements in a