Technician - Line Maintenance Spec - N3

Lockheed Martin; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Santa Rosa, CA, is seeking an experienced technician to perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement on coating sputter equipment and related systems. You will diagnose mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, cooling, tooling, and utility issues to keep production running smoothly.

You will use hand tools, meters, and test equipment, following procedures and drawings, and may assist with root-cause analysis and training of junior technicians.

Qualifications

• Prior hands-on experience maintaining manufacturing, semiconductor, vacuum, coating, sputter, or similar production equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with working knowledge of vacuum, pneumatic, cooling, tooling, and utility-related systems.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, meters, test equipment, and standard maintenance documentation.
• Experience following written procedures, interpreting drawings or manuals, and documenting work accurately.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting equipment issues independently and escalating appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, cleaning, repair, adjustment, and improvement on coating sputter equipment and related systems.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, cooling, tooling, utility, and basic controls issues.
• Support recovery from equipment failures and assist root cause analysis to reduce downtime.
• Assist with non-routine repairs, tool upgrades, process support issues, and maintenance planning with safe practices.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical troubleshooting

Documentation

Procedures interpretation

Independent troubleshooting

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Meters

Test equipment

Drawings

Schematics

Equipment logs

Job description

Standard Job Description

Performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, cleaning, repair, adjustment, and improvement activities on coating sputter equipment and related manufacturing support systems. Diagnoses and resolves mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, cooling, tooling, utility, and basic controls-related issues. Replaces and adjusts components, verifies proper equipment operation, supports recovery from equipment failures, and assists with root cause analysis to reduce downtime and repeat issues.

Performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, cleaning, repair, adjustment, and improvement activities on coating sputter equipment and related manufacturing support systems. Diagnoses and resolves mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, cooling, tooling, utility, and basic controls-related issues. Replaces and adjusts components, verifies proper equipment operation, supports recovery from equipment failures, and assists with root cause analysis to reduce downtime and repeat issues.

Uses hand tools, power tools, meters, test equipment, manuals, procedures, drawings, schematics, and equipment logs to perform intermediate to advanced troubleshooting. May perform electrical checks, sensor replacement, interlock verification, PLC input/output checks, and other controls-related tasks when properly trained and authorized.

Supports engineering, production, facilities, and equipment owners with non-routine repairs, tool upgrades, process support issues, equipment monitoring improvements, and corrective actions. May provide guidance to junior technicians, support training, and help ensure maintenance work is completed safely, accurately, and with minimal production impact.

Basic Qualifications

• Prior hands-on experience maintaining manufacturing, semiconductor, vacuum, coating, sputter, or similar production equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with working knowledge of vacuum, pneumatic, cooling, tooling, and utility-related systems.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, meters, test equipment, and standard maintenance documentation.
• Experience following written procedures, interpreting drawings or manuals, and documenting work accurately.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting equipment issues independently and escalating appropriately.

Desired Skills

• Experience with coating sputter tools, vacuum pumps, turbo pumps, chillers, PCW systems, gas delivery support systems, PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, interlocks, and industrial electrical systems.
• Experience supporting preventive maintenance programs, spare parts identification, inventory control, equipment reliability improvements, and maintenance documentation updates.
• Ability to train, guide, or mentor junior technicians.
• Familiarity with CMMS, MES, asset numbering, equipment history tracking, inventory control systems, and maintenance planning systems.
• Willingness to support off-shift, weekend, or urgent maintenance activities as business needs require.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $56600.00 - $105000.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.