Probe Equipment Technician (Nampa)
onsemi · Nampa, ID
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 21 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at onsemi (industrial) in Nampa, ID. Be able to evaluate a schedule and prioritize work based on that schedule and/or change priorities.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 65 live postings that list pay, out of 1046 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 841 other live manufacturing postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $72k–$104k, from 101 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 48%
- Tooling 39%
- CNC 31%
- Machining 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Automation, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: onsemi in Nampa
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Full description from onsemiAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Probe Equipment Technicians maintain all Probe equipment, including, but not limited to, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, responding to equipment alarms (pause bins and O+ rules), root-cause failure analysis, and equipment verification and calibration. Probe Equipment Technicians work on all Probe equipment at the Nampa facility, including Teradyne IP750 testers, Accretech Probers, ESI lasers, and Screen/DNS scrubbers. ON Semiconductor operates 24/7 on a 4-shift schedule.
Note: Day-shift employees rotate to night shifts, and night-shift employees rotate to day shifts, every 3 to 4 months. A shift to E night shift
A shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, E/O Wednesday from 6 AM- 6 PM
E shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, E/O Saturday from 6 PM - 6 AM
- •Preventative maintenance
- •Work with the tool owners to create/improve work instructions, procedures, and best-known methods for performing equipment maintenance
- •Properly and thoroughly document all equipment maintenance work performed using the Maintenance Manager (MaiMa) application
- •Debug/Failure Analysis of production test fails
- •Troubleshooting to board level on Testers and Probers
- •Yield issue troubleshooting
- •Respond and react to equipment alarms, pause bins, and O+ rule alerts
- •Performing necessary verifications/calibrations on IP750 Testers
- •Performing voltage measurements
- •Hard drive replacement
- •Working on various PC problems
- •Reading electronic block diagrams
- •Maintenance of Probe area equipment
- •Communicating with Engineering and various groups throughout the plant
- •Minimum of an associate degree in electronics or equivalent experience
- •Strong computer skills (Windows OS and Excel)
- •Able to work in a cleanroom environment
- •Capable of lifting 40 pounds
- •Ability to work a 12 hr. shift
- •Ability to work on a regular 4-month rotation (day-night)
- •A high level of attention to detail
- •The ability to be self-motivated and to handle multiple tasks
- •Be able to evaluate a schedule and prioritize work based on that schedule and/or change priorities
- •Strong understanding of component-level electronics
- •Ability to follow a detailed procedure
- •Excellent problem-solving skills
- •Good organizational skills
- •Strong communication skills
- •Work in a team environment
- •Ability to work with limited supervision
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
More details about our company benefits can be found here
https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits