Thin Films Front End Days Equipment Technician

Wolfspeed · Marcy, NY

Level: Technician
Team: Manufacturing
Experience asked: 3+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level manufacturing role at Wolfspeed (industrial) in Marcy, NY. In this role you will perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance tasks on semiconductor tools designed to improve/sustain equipment availability, reliability, and maintainability.

They ask for: 3+ years
Tools it names: Root cause
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Manufacturing Technician roles in New York: typical posted base $62k–$95k.

Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 54 manufacturing technician openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 36 other live manufacturing postings in New York.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Typical (3+ years)

Skills these teams ask for most

Team leadership 38%
✓ Root cause 30%
Tooling 24%
Lean 24%
FDA / GMP 22%

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

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Off-shift / weekend coverage

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This plant: Wolfspeed in Marcy

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The Day-to-Day

Perform electro-mechanical root cause troubleshooting of semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Disassemble, repair, and reassemble equipment according to operating manuals, schematics, blueprints, etc.

Use tests and diagnostic equipment to complete equipment checks

Works with process engineers to understand process-equipment interactions and limitations relative to operating specs

As needed, modifies equipment to improve up- time or overall process performance

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements)

AAS in Electronics Technology or military electronics equivalent

Ability to read and interpret instructions, schematics, and maintenance manuals

At least 3 years of equipment maintenance experience

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

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At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.

Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.

Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.

Student? We offer continuing education assistance.

Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here’s the Gist

In this role you will perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance tasks on semiconductor tools designed to improve/sustain equipment availability, reliability, and maintainability. You will work on Front End Days (Every Sun-Tues, e/o Weds; 6am-6:15pm) 12-hour shifts in support of our 24/7 operation in Marcy, NY.