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ASM International

Semiconductor deposition equipment and ALD tech

Senior Engineering Technician 1 - Equipment

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Technical school (2-year program), or BS with 0–1 years of experience, or 5+ years of relevant equipment experience
  • Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
  • Experience diagnosing vacuum, thermal, and gas delivery systems
  • Ability to clearly document and communicate technical issues during escalations
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety, compliance, and procedural discipline
  • Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, high‑volume manufacturing environment
  • Comfortable using computer‑based tools for documentation and tracking

Responsibilities

  • Support and maintain two ASM EPI toolsets, ensuring high availability, stability, and performance
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, software, vacuum, thermal, and gas delivery subsystems
  • Clearly document, present, and explain technical issues during tool escalations to enable effective resolution
  • Apply basic process method knowledge to enhance root‑cause analysis and correlate hardware behavior with process results
  • Resolve recurring alarms using standard fault trees; appropriately escalate unfamiliar or complex faults
  • Lead structured root‑cause investigations using 8D, 5 Whys, and related methodologies
  • Identify trends and recurring issues; implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce repeat events
  • Advise on complex retrofit kits, coordinating service activities with the production plan to minimize impact
  • Strictly follow safety procedures; help define work instructions and reinforce safe behaviors across the team
  • Ensure compliance and support internal and external audits
  • Maintain accurate service records, escalation documentation, and maintenance logs
  • Mentor junior technicians, particularly in disciplined troubleshooting and structured problem solving
  • Coordinate closely with escalation resources, engineering, process, and cross‑functional partners

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting ASM EPI systems or similar epitaxy platforms
  • Experience working across multiple tool configurations
  • Ability to integrate equipment behavior with process method understanding
  • Proven use of 8D, 5 Whys, or similar structured problem‑solving methodologies
  • Experience resolving recurring alarms and systemic equipment issues
  • Familiarity with retrofit execution and aligning service work to production schedules
  • Experience mentoring technicians and improving diagnostic standards
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, process, and escalation teams

About the Company

ASM International

Semiconductor deposition equipment and ALD tech

ASM International designs and supplies equipment and technologies for semiconductor fabrication, focusing on thin-film deposition processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). Its products are used in making microchips by depositing ultra-thin material layers with precise control at the atomic level, enabling smaller and more powerful devices. The company built a global footprint through operations in the Netherlands, the US, Hong Kong, and Japan, and separated ASML Lithography (a joint venture with Philips) to focus on deposition while ASML develops photolithography systems. In recent years, ASM has sharpened its strategy around ALD, a process that creates uniformly thin layers one atomic layer at a time, allowing continued scaling of semiconductor devices. The goal is to be a core supplier of deposition technology and tools that enable chip manufacturers to produce smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient semiconductors.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Almere, Netherlands
Founded
1968

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