Equipment Engineering Technician: B / D-Shift
Coherent · Sherman, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Coherent (industrial) in Sherman, TX. Maintain various wafer processing tools as direct by management, equipment engineers and or senior technicians.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
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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
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $85k–$132k, from 44 postings that list pay.
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%
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Stands out: this posting asks for EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Coherent in Sherman
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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.
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:
- ✓Plasmatherm LAPECVD, Matrix Asher, Koyo vertical furnace, Lam rainbow, Oxford ICP, KLA/SPTS ICP, WET Etch Process, RENA Semi Auto Wet System, and MEI SRD, TEL Mark Vz, ACT 8, ASML 5500
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
Requirements
- ✓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 time
- ✓Lift 50 pounds or push/pull up to 150 pounds
- ✓Flexibility to work a compressed shift (alternate between 3 and 4 consecutive 12-hour shifts weekly) or Monday – Friday 9.5 hours shifts and when needed
Must be able to pass and maintain an ERT clearance through periodic physicals.
Safety
Requirements
Must be able to pass and maintain an ERT clearance through periodic physicals.
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
Quality and Environmental
Responsibilities
Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and
responsibilities
within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System
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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 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 time
- •Lift 50 pounds or push/pull up to 150 pounds
- •Flexibility to work a compressed shift (alternate between 3 and 4 consecutive 12-hour shifts weekly) or Monday – Friday 9.5 hours shifts and when needed
Must be able to pass and maintain an ERT clearance through periodic physicals.
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