Job Description

Overview

The Field Service / Start-Up Engineer position involves supporting the installation, maintenance, repair, and start-up of semiconductor processing equipment at customer sites. The role requires strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform on-site service, installation, start-up, maintenance, and repair of semiconductor processing equipment.
  • Troubleshoot equipment issues and minimize downtime.
  • Install and replace equipment parts and perform upgrades/modifications.
  • Respond to emergency service calls as needed.
  • Coordinate with customers, peers, and supervisors to ensure efficient equipment operation.
  • Train customer technicians on equipment operation and maintenance.
  • Maintain accurate service records, reports, tools, vehicles, and company property.
  • Stay current on equipment, tools, procedures, and technical documentation through ongoing training.
  • Maintain professional standards while working at customer sites.

Requirements

  • Associate degree in Electronics, Engineering, Technology, or related field; Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • 4+ years of experience maintaining, repairing, installing, or troubleshooting semiconductor capital equipment.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work with appropriate hand/power tools.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
  • Ability to understand technical issues related to equipment maintenance, repair, and installation.
  • Willingness and ability to travel 100% domestically.

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$39/hr across 92 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 214 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 121 different employers. 83 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 501 other active welding openings from 237 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (33), EZARC (22), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (21). 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 Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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