Capital Equipment Hardware engineer - Advanced Packaging

Applied Materials
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 124,000 - 171,000 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 3-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Troubleshooting","Root-cause analysis","Communication","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Support installation, startup, qualification, and ongoing operations of the Kinex™ Hybrid Bonding platform for CTO advanced packaging programs. Serve as the primary equipment support engineer from tool dock through process readiness, coordinating with Facilities, BESI, Applied Materials product engineering, and CTO process teams. Own troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, automation, and process issues, lead preventive maintenance and root-cause investigations, and engage vendors for upgrades, modifications, and engineering changes.

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Capital Equipment Hardware engineer - Advanced Packaging

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Job Summary

Support installation, startup, qualification, and ongoing operations of the Kinex™ Hybrid Bonding platform for CTO advanced packaging programs. Serve as the primary equipment support engineer from tool dock through process readiness, coordinating with Facilities, BESI, Applied Materials product engineering, and CTO process teams. Own troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, automation, and process issues, lead preventive maintenance and root-cause investigations, and engage vendors for upgrades, modifications, and engineering changes.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Coordinate Kinex installation activities from tool dock through release to engineering users, including tier startup execution and punch-list closure.
  • •Support facilities integration by developing/updating Facility Data Sheets, defining tool utility requirements, and validating hookup/qualification activities.
  • •Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, automation, and process-related issues; develop preventive maintenance procedures and improve uptime using performance/reliability trend analysis.
  • •Act as the primary technical interface with BESI and Kinex product engineering teams, managing escalations, service activities, upgrades, modifications, and engineering changes.
  • •Enable advanced packaging development by supporting hybrid bonding process development, supporting wafer-to-wafer and die-to-wafer bonding development, and evaluating new module integration and experimental hardware.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 124,000 - 171,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • •3–7 years of engineering experience in semiconductor equipment; new college graduates are not considered.
  • •Experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing or development equipment.
  • •Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
  • •Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work across facilities, vendors, and engineering/operations teams.
Experience:3-7 yearsSemiconductor equipmentSemiconductor manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:TroubleshootingRoot-cause analysisCommunicationCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:Kinex™Hybrid bondingWafer bondingDie-to-wafer bondingDie attachAdvanced packagingHeterogeneous integrationOptical interconnectAutomated material handling systemsVacuum systemsPlasma processingWet processing equipmentWet clean processesMetrology systemsFacility Data Sheet (FDS)

Company Brief

Applied Materials
Provides semiconductor manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to build advanced chips and display technologies. Its tools support materials engineering, deposition, etching, inspection, and process control for major electronics manufacturers worldwide.
Industry: Industrial Machinery
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1967
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