Western Digital
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Technician 4, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

Pay
$72,000 – $96,000 per year
Location
San Jose, CA
Listed
Today

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Performs routine and preventative maintenance on tool sets; ensures tools are performing at optimum levels and within specification
  • Troubleshoots and resolves tool issues quickly and efficiently to ensure optimum tool up time
  • Partners with engineering, vendors, or other groups to improve tool reliability, reduce Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time to repair (MTTR), increase Mean Time to Preventative Maintenance (MTTPM), and resolve yield issues
  • Prepares data or documentation for daily/weekly pass down meetings
  • Reads and interprets schematics, mechanical drawings, manuals, and tool repair guides
  • Recommends improvements or changes to existing processes in support of continuous improvement initiatives
  • Responds to inquiries from other team members, managers, or departments
  • Adherence to all safety policies and procedures as required
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature or level

Qualifications & Requirements

Required

  • Associate's degree in electronics, industrial manufacturing, and/or equivalent relevant experience
  • Two years or more of hands-on experience working in equipment maintenance in the semiconductor or high-volume manufacturing industry
  • Strong foundation in pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical disciplines
  • Strong experience with semiconductor like manufacturing tools such as AMAT Endura, Veeco, Novellus, Canon Anelva, ASML Scanners, Nikon Steppers, KLA Metrology, DNS coat and develop tracks, Wet Etch tools - Amerimade, RENA, Electroplating tools - Tosetz, Class One, Eco Snow CO2 cleaners, AMAT CD SEM, CMP - AMAT, Strasbaugh, Ebara, Park Systems AFM, Nanometrics metrology tools.
  • Vacuum Maintenance Technician Experience with PVD, CVD, ALD, RIE, IBE, IBD and Dry Etch tools.
  • Photo Maintenance Technician Experience with Scanners and Steppers, CDSEM, Metrology tools and coat and develop tracks.
  • Plate / Wet Etch Maintenance Technician Experience - automated electroplating tools, wet etch tools (single wafer and batch), metrology tools, automated solvent strip tools (batch and single wafer), Eco Snow CO2 cleaners and metrology tools.
  • Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) Maintenance Technician Experience -CMP / Polish tools, wafer cleaners, and metrology tools.
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications
  • Knowledge and ability to perform routine and preventative maintenance on various semiconductor tools and tool sets
  • Knowledge and ability to read complex schematics, mechanical drawings, vacuum diagrams and flow charts, OEM manuals, instructions, and tool guides
  • Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to follow written or verbal instructions with minimal supervision
  • Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of contractors, consultants, employees, and management
  • Able to work productively and collaboratively with all levels of employees and management
  • Able to comply with all safety policies and procedures
  • Able to comply with all clean room protocols and procedures
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve equipment maintenance issues quickly and efficiently
  • Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and trouble shooting skills
  • Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Flexible and able to prioritize

Additional Information

We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the " Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal " poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

WD is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11/26/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

  • An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
  • The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
  • If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
  • You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to WD'S Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
  • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email.

About the Company

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That's where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn't theoretical work. It's real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We're looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let's shape the future of data.

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From Western Digital's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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