Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineering Technician

Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineering Technician

Reporting To:
Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

Location:

Westborough, MA

Schedule:

1st Shift – Monday to Thursday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm

General Function:

The Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineering Technician delivers advanced electro-mechanical maintenance and engineering support for semiconductor manufacturing equipment operating in a Class 100 cleanroom. This role is responsible for complex troubleshooting, repairs, preventive maintenance, equipment upgrades, and reliability improvements across electrical, mechanical, vacuum, robotic, and software-driven systems.

Partnering closely with Equipment Engineering, Production, technical staff, maintenance teams, and equipment vendors, the technician identifies performance issues, recommends and implements system enhancements, develops maintenance standards, and supports equipment installations and retrofits. The Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineering Technician serves as a key technical expert dedicated to maximizing equipment uptime, operational performance, safety, and long-term reliability.

Job Duties And Responsibilities:

• Perform advanced troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on semiconductor manufacturing and processing equipment across electrical, mechanical, vacuum, robotics, and software-controlled systems.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation resource, guiding technicians through complex or critical equipment issues.
• Diagnose equipment failures using schematics, software logs, manuals, and technical documentation; identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities with Production and Engineering to minimize downtime and ensure production requirements are achieved.
• Recommend and support equipment upgrades, modifications, retrofits, and reliability improvements to enhance capability, uptime, and safety.
• Inspect and maintain key equipment components (motors, drives, belts, filters, vacuum systems, robotics, electrical assemblies) and identify parts requiring replacement before failure.
• Support automated wafer-handling systems and robotics by addressing recurring failures and improving system performance.
• Communicate equipment status, repair progress, risks, and recommendations clearly to supervisors and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with equipment manufacturers and vendors to resolve escalated issues and obtain specialized support.
• Develop, update, and maintain preventive-maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, work instructions, and schematics.
• Manage the spare-parts inventory system, including critical-parts lists, specifications, and reorder requirements.
• Prepare reports analyzing downtime, repair history, recurring failures, and equipment reliability trends.
• Support installation, qualification, and acceptance testing of new or modified semiconductor equipment and technologies.
• Promote a proactive, safety-focused, and continuous-improvement culture within equipment maintenance.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant work environment in alignment with cleanroom and safety standards.
• Perform additional engineering-support or technical duties as assigned.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• As a defense contractor we are subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (green card holder) to be considered for this position.
• High School diploma or equivalent, with some college experience, associate's degree preferred.
• Must have a strong electro-mechanical background:
• Equipment maintenance
• Electrical knowledge
• Mechanical knowledge
• Computer knowledge (for example, software update, replacing computers or computer components)
• 7-10 years of equipment maintenance experience in semi-conductor manufacturing industry.
• Advanced electro-mechanical knowledge, including experience troubleshooting and repairing electrical, mechanical, vacuum, robotics, and computer-controlled equipment systems.
• Demonstrated ability to independently diagnose complex equipment failures, determine root causes, evaluate alternative solutions, and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance on semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
• Working knowledge of automated wafer-handling systems, robotics, process-equipment software, and equipment-control systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics, blueprints, technical manuals, equipment specifications, and parts documentation.
• Proficiency using hand tools and electronic test equipment, including digital multimeters, power supplies, RF power sources, and related diagnostic equipment.
• Experience coordinating technical escalations and communicating professionally with equipment manufacturers, service providers, and external vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance, share knowledge, and support the development of other equipment technicians.
• Strong documentation skills, including experience preparing maintenance…