Wafer Test Technician

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$33 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Wafer Test Technician to operate wafer-probing equipment and conduct automated wafer-level tests in an R&D lab. The role involves preparing wafers, setting up test coordinates and wafer maps, performing repetitive probing, troubleshooting contact or probing issues, documenting changes, and communicating test status and abnormalities to engineers. The technician is also responsible for receiving, inspecting, labeling, tracking, storing, and shipping semiconductor wafers and engineering samples. The position may involve work in a clean room and requires appropriate personal protective equipment. It is physically demanding and may require extended periods of standing, walking, working in tight spaces, and performing a range of movements and tasks. The role may also involve handling tools, operating forklifts or other heavy machinery, and working in noisy environments. The position is full-time, regular employment, based in Santa Clara, California, with no travel or relocation eligibility stated. The posted salary range is $33.00–$45.70. Eligible candidates may receive additional compensation such as bonus or stock awards, as applicable.

Requirements

Hands-on experience operating semi-automatic and fully automatic wafer probers.
Ability to load and align wafers, operate chucks, and perform die stepping.
Experience aligning probe tips or probe cards.
Ability to create or load wafer maps and set test coordinates and die locations.
Comfort with repetitive probing, debugging, and automated wafer-level test sequences.
Ability to follow procedures and document changes consistently.
Basic troubleshooting skills for contact and probing issues.
Comfort handling semiconductor wafers in an R&D lab.
Responsibility for completing tests and reporting problems.
Good communication skills, including clearly communicating abnormalities and status to engineers.
Careful handling of wafers, probe tips, and electrical equipment, and adherence to lab procedures and protocols.
Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including extended standing, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, climbing stairs and ladders, and lifting.
Ability to distinguish between colors and work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with noise sensitivity.
Ability to use hand and power tools and drive or operate heavy machinery, including forklifts.
Ability to wear required clean-room or other personal protective equipment, which may include coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields.

Responsibilities

Operate semi-automatic and fully automatic wafer probers.
Load and align wafers; operate chucks and step between dies.
Align probe tips or probe cards.
Create or load wafer maps and set test coordinates and die locations.
Run automated wafer-level test sequences and conduct repetitive probing.
Debug and troubleshoot basic contact or probing issues.
Follow procedures consistently and document changes.
Complete assigned tests and report problems, abnormalities, and status to engineers.
Handle semiconductor wafers carefully and follow electrical equipment and lab procedures and protocols.
Receive, inspect, label, track, store, and ship semiconductor wafers and engineering samples.
May act as a team lead, allocate work, and provide subject-matter guidance to more junior team members.