Equipment Technician (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Location: US - NJ - Somerset; onsite role

Salary: $59,000–$79,000 annually, plus bonus opportunity

Company

hirify.global designs, manufactures, and services advanced vacuum-based semiconductor manufacturing equipment for thin-film deposition, material processing, and related technologies.

What you will do

• Assemble, install, configure, and integrate vacuum systems, motion-control systems, robotics, RF subsystems, gas delivery systems, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Support prototype, alpha, beta, and NPI builds through system integration, engineering validation, testing, and product release.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, thermal, automation, and process-related issues using structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Execute engineering test plans, design verification, subsystem qualification, chamber qualification, and equipment characterization activities.
• Perform engineering changes, prototype upgrades, hardware retrofits, and subsystem modifications.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Systems, Process, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Service organizations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and 2–4 years of hands-on experience with semiconductor, vacuum, electromechanical, automation, or similar complex industrial equipment.
• Direct experience with vacuum-based semiconductor equipment and wafer or substrate processing tools.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical systems in a manufacturing, engineering, or service environment.
• Working knowledge of vacuum systems, RF power systems, gas delivery systems, mass flow controllers, temperature-control units, robotics, and motion-control platforms.
• Ability to use diagnostic and test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, vacuum instrumentation, helium leak detectors, and calibration equipment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, BOMs, ECOs, and work instructions; willingness to travel and work flexible hours as needed.

Nice to have

• Associate degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience with engineering, manufacturing, NPI, product development, or process development activities in the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with vacuum systems, RF systems, robotics, automation platforms, motion-control systems, or gas delivery systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work with advanced semiconductor, vacuum, robotics, automation, RF, and thin-film processing technologies.
• Collaboration with engineers and technical experts on next-generation semiconductor equipment platforms.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match, holiday, vacation, and sick time.
• Flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, insurance coverage, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs.