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Overview

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions essential to advancing AI and semiconductor chip commercialization. As a Field Service Engineer in Process Diagnostics & Control, you will collaborate with customers to install, maintain, and upgrade critical equipment in semiconductor manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Install, qualify, maintain, and repair advanced PDC metrology and inspection equipment.
  • Perform preventive maintenance, system calibrations, and equipment upgrades.
  • Diagnose complex hardware, software, optical, vacuum, and process-related issues.
  • Support production-critical tools that directly impact wafer yield, process control, and fab productivity.
  • Partner with customer engineering, process engineering, and manufacturing teams to optimize tool performance.
  • Analyze tool data and system performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Execute equipment certifications and maintain compliance with operational standards.
  • Provide timely technical support in a high-pressure manufacturing environment.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and knowledge-sharing activities across customer sites.
  • Deliver technical training and guidance to customers and internal teams.

Requirements

  • Completion of an Associate degree, military technical training, field service experience, or trade certification.
  • 4-7 years of work experience in semiconductor industry or other equipment support industry.
  • Advanced mechanical aptitude with pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, vacuum, and/or thermodynamics.
  • Strong knowledge of hand tools and their appropriate usage, including digital multimeters.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain a passport, if travel is required.

Additional Information

  • Location: Chandler, AZ
  • Travel: Yes, 20% of the Time
  • Relocation Eligible: No

Compensation

  • Wage: $37.00 - $51.20 per hour
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How this job compares in Chandler, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 58% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Chandler, AZ — toward the top of a $27–$36/hr middle band drawn from 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Chandler, AZ

We're tracking 59 other active welding openings in Chandler, AZ right now, from 26 different employers. 23 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 509 other active welding openings from 258 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chandler, or widen the search to Arizona.

Applied Materials currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (20), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tempe at $32/hr, Phoenix at $30/hr, and Surprise at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Field Service Engineer- Process Diagnostics & Control (PDC) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.