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Overview

Texas Instruments is seeking a skilled Equipment Technician to perform maintenance, repairs, improvements, upgrades, and installations of equipment. The role involves collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve issues efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Improve system performance to achieve process requirements and eliminate repetitive downs.
  • Monitor and analyze all related data to improve and maintain tool performance and address all tool related issues.
  • Coordinate supplier service and repairs where needed.
  • Prepare technical reports and summary findings, recommending solutions to technical problems.

Requirements

  • High School diploma/GED.
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • 2 years of semiconductor experience as Technician or 8 years of non-semiconductor/military Technician experience.
  • Ability to work a 12 hour compressed work schedule.
  • Flexible to work day or night shift, including one weekend shift and holidays.
  • Experience supporting CVD equipment (preferred).
  • Experience supporting 300mm AMAT or LAM equipment (preferred).
  • Good troubleshooting skills on electrical/mechanical systems.
  • Excellent organizational, teaming, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
  • Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions.
  • Ability to take the initiative and drive for results.
  • Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery.
  • Ability to work effectively in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced, and rapidly changing environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships.
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How this job compares in Richardson, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 488 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Richardson, TX

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Richardson, TX right now, from 5 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Richardson, or widen the search to Texas.

Texas Instruments currently has 8 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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