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Equipment Engineering Technician: Fusion Bar Fab

Coherent · Sherman, TX

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Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Coherent (industrial) in Sherman, TX.

They ask for
2+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Robotics, Automation, Painting / coating

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $85k–$132k.

Median of the low and high ends of 44 live postings that list pay, out of 237 manufacturing engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 236 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $85k–$132k, from 44 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Tooling 45%
  • Root cause 43%
  • ✓ Automation 35%
  • Lean 35%
  • New product launch 33%
  • SPC 27%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Maintain various wafer processing tools as direct by management, equipment engineers and or senior technicians.
  • ◆Ability to be able to run equipment to validate corrective actions were successful.
  • ◆Coordinate/perform both reactive maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on various wafer and assembly processing tools to maintain optimal uptime. This includes all support equipment such as pumps, power supplies, and gas cabinets.
  • ◆Track, record and communicate progress of maintenance work being performed on Fab, Back End and Assembly equipment.
  • ◆Train and mentor new team members
  • ◆Able to work independently and in a team environment when required.
  • ◆Applies appropriate troubleshooting skills based to correctly repair common failures.
  • ◆Assist senior technicians and engineers in data collection to resolve reoccurring equipment issues
  • ◆Utilize available training materials, aids, and certification

requirements

to assist in meeting assigned personal improvement goals.

  • ✓Participates in team meetings for continuous improvements. Able to attend vendor offsite training as required
  • ✓Be a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
  • ✓Collaborate with Process Engineering, Facilities, Test Engineering and other Departments
  • ✓Coordinate maintenance activities with EES Manager and EES Engineers/Technicians.
  • ✓Provide timely updates/communications on Equipment status to Management as well as Camstar System
  • ✓Required to travel both Domestically and Internationally if / when needed.
  • ✓Success Characteristics
  • ✓Strong sense of ownership and urgency
  • ✓Excellent attention to detail
  • ✓Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • ✓Continuous learner willing to develop expertise across multiple tool platforms

Ability to support critical production and development activities in a fast-paced environment

This skill set would provide a technician with the capabilities needed to effectively support the entire Fusion Bar manufacturing area while supporting future growth and increasing automation within the factory.

Education & Experience

  • ✓Preferred Minimum Education
  • ✓Military Electronics certification or AS technical degree in electronics preferred
  • ✓Expected Minimum Years of Related Experience

2+ years experience maintaining wafer processing equipment

  • ✓Preferred: maintenance knowledgeable in multiple of the following equipment:
  • ✓Cleaving, Stacking/Unstacking, Riber 412 Passivation, E-Beam Coating, and FiconTEC UMB Testing systems
  • ✓Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Lam rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, and TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8 photo tracks

requirements

for Emergency response team

  • ✓Problem Solving: Able to troubleshoot intermediate issues with little to no guidance
  • ✓Initial responder for unscheduled down tools
  • ✓Knowledge of how to read electronic schematics and mechanical blueprints.
  • ✓Understand and follow both written procedures and verbal instructions, in the preventive maintenance of wafer fab equipment.
  • ✓Individual must be self-motivated and be able to organize and manage his/her daily work as directed by management, Equipment Engineer and or senior technicians.
  • ✓Able to work both independently and in a team environment
  • ✓Organization: Able to balance planned and unplanned activities in a timely, professional manner.

Able to effectively communicate progress and completion of task

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Skills

  • •Practical knowledge and application of electronics, mechanics, vacuum theory, math, computers, and Testing.
  • •Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs (i.e. Microsoft products)
  • •Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and ability to learn the operational concepts of systems and how to perform diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques to solve more complex operational and system problems.
  • •Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, flow charts and cause and effect diagrams.
  • •Ability to set up, operate and interpret output of test equipment to include, but not limited to oscilloscopes, digital volt-ohm meters, current and voltage sources and chart recorders.
  • •Ability to learn and adhere to established company and departmental policies pertaining to day-to-day operations.
  • •Must meet

Additional Skills

  • •Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical instructions
  • •Ability to respond to internal and external inquiries.
  • •Understand and apply mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms for data analysis as required.
  • •Ability to problem solve, collect data, establish facts to draw valid solutions.
  • •Able to interpret technical instructions both written and verbal
  • •Able to communicate both verbally and written with internal customers
  • •Has a basic understanding of processes being ran on tool sets to interface with process team

Able to mentor junior team members

Working knowledge in

  • •Experience with robotic handling systems and automated material transfer equipment
  • •Servo motors
  • •Linear stages
  • •Sensors and interlocks
  • •Vacuum handling systems
  • •Familiarity with automated loading and unloading processes
  • •Knowledge of vacuum systems and process chambers
  • •Temperature control systems
  • •Gas delivery systems
  • •Process monitoring equipment
  • •Deposition processes
  • •Cooling water systems
  • •Power supplies
  • •Experience performing preventive maintenance and chamber clean activities
  • •Optical alignment stages
  • •Laser and detector interfaces
  • •Familiarity with:
  • •Optical power measurements
  • •Alignment verification
  • •Automated test sequences
  • •Ability to support system calibration and troubleshooting activities

Working Conditions

  • •Must be able to…
  • •Work in a Class 100/1000 clean room
  • •Wear full clean room attire
  • •Work with and/or around chemicals such as acids and solids
  • •Work with and/or around gases, both hazardous and non-hazardous.
  • •Stand for up to 10 hours at a

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