PGS Worldwide is seeking Semiconductor Equipment Maintenance Technicians in Manhattan Beach, California for one-year onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and support semiconductor fabrication equipment in a cleanroom production and R&D environment.
Required Skills
- High school diploma or GED.
- 2+ years of experience in equipment maintenance, technical trades, or a related field.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics, technical manuals, and engineering drawings.
- Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, vacuum, pneumatic, or equipment-control systems.
- Familiarity with vacuum pumps and gas systems.
- Experience working in cleanroom environments.
- Ability to work independently in a production, R&D, or prototyping environment.
- Ability to accurately document maintenance activities, equipment downtime, and parts usage.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Preferred Skills
- Associate degree or technical training in Mechatronics, Electronics, or a related discipline.
- Experience maintaining semiconductor fabrication equipment.
- Experience with semiconductor tools such as steppers, evaporators, sputtering equipment, ion implanters, etchers, coaters/developers, or dicing saws.
- Experience with legacy semiconductor equipment and wet or dry processes.
- Experience in low-volume, high-mix R&D or prototype manufacturing.
- Understanding of front-end and back-end semiconductor fabrication processes.
- Familiarity with safety requirements involving gases, chemicals, and high-voltage equipment.
What You’ll Do
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on semiconductor fabrication equipment.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, vacuum, pneumatic, and basic software/control issues.
- Diagnose and repair equipment problems affecting production and R&D operations.
- Partner with process engineers, researchers, tool owners, vendors, and facilities teams.
- Support equipment installations, upgrades, and decommissioning activities.
- Maintain maintenance records, downtime logs, and parts-usage documentation.
- Maintain inventories of critical spare parts, consumables, and safety components.
- Ensure equipment meets cleanroom, safety, cleanliness, and calibration requirements.
- Support continuous-improvement efforts focused on equipment uptime and reliability.
Work Schedule / Shift
- Multiple shift assignments available.
- Job ID 2119 is a 3rd-shift position.
Pay
- $25.00–$27.50 per hour, depending on shift.
Job IDs: 2092 / 2119
Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.