Senior Semiconductor Equipment Technologist

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 75,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer or Maintenance Technologist to support semiconductor equipment in a high‑tech manufacturing environment in New Mexico.

The role includes owning system calibrations, wafer handling, gas and vapor delivery, abatement systems, vacuum pumps, RF and DC power, electro‑mechanical and vacuum systems, and facilities subsystems maintenance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent plus 3 years relevant experience.
• Training, education and/or knowledge of electrical systems, electronics, mechanical systems and basic knowledge of computing systems.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE L clearance.
• Associates degree or four or more years of industry technical training in electronics and equipment service and maintenance.
• Experience and training in supporting semiconductor equipment or similar highly automated electro-mechanical equipment.
• Experience with maintenance and troubleshooting of Dry Etch, CVD and Metals thin film deposition equipment.
• Experience in supporting Applied Materials, Hitachi, Tokyo Electron, ASM, Lam or similar 200mm or 300mm semiconductor equipment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform duties in the electromechanical, electrical, chemical or optical areas.
• Construct, calibrate, adjust, test and maintain equipment, components, device or systems.
• Develop, evaluate and work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
• Operate related equipment, conduct tests and report data in a prescribed format.
• Specify and perform calibration and alignment checks; design and make adjustments, modifications and replacements as needed; coordinate work with facilities and trades as needed.
• Analyze data and recommend modifications to components or test procedures to meet desired specifications.
• Coordinate equipment support contracts and the work of vendor equipment support personnel.
• Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Skills

Electrical systems

Electronics

Mechanical systems

Computing systems

DOE L clearance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates degree or technical training in electronics

Tools

Applied Materials equipment

Hitachi equipment

Tokyo Electron equipment

ASM equipment

Lam equipment

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer or Maintenance Technologist to support semiconductor equipment in a high‑tech manufacturing environment in New Mexico.

The role includes owning system calibrations, wafer handling, gas and vapor delivery, abatement systems, vacuum pumps, RF and DC power, electro‑mechanical and vacuum systems, and facilities subsystems maintenance.