Fabrication Equipment Engineer, Quantum AI
Santa Barbara, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years maintaining and repairing semiconductor fabrication equipment; 5 years with photolithography, vacuum/plasma tools, or packaging equipment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Maintains, repairs, qualifies, and improves fabrication equipment used to manufacture quantum devices, supporting reliable operations across facilities.
What you'll do
- Perform preventative maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on fabrication tools to maximize uptime.
- Evaluate, procure, install, retrofit, upgrade, and qualify equipment, coordinating with external vendors.
- Analyze equipment reliability and collaborate with process engineers to improve maintenance schedules and manufacturing performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience maintaining and repairing semiconductor fabrication equipment.
- 5 years of experience with photolithography, vacuum/plasma tools, or packaging equipment (e.g., wire bonders).
- Ability to work in a cleanroom environment wearing full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Experience with Etch (ICP/RIE) and Deposition (PVD/Evaporation) systems, measurement equipment, CAD software, or component-level troubleshooting and repair.
Pay
USD $159000 - $230000 (base salary)
Tools
photolithography, vacuum/plasma tools, wire bonders, Etch (ICP/RIE), Deposition (PVD/Evaporation), RF power supplies, KiCad, Solidworks
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