Manufacturing Equipment Technician Metrology (Front-End Days)
Wolfspeed · Marcy, NY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Wolfspeed (industrial) in Marcy, NY.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 502 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 18 other live quality postings in New York.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 32%
- Lean 32%
- FDA / GMP 32%
- ✓ Root cause 26%
- Six Sigma 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Wolfspeed
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Wolfspeed in Marcy
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Full description from WolfspeedAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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
- ◆Perform equipment modifications as directed by manufacturing engineers
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.