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Lab Support Engineer

Insight Global
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

• 2 years of hands‑on experience supporting semiconductor capital equipment, with preference for CVD or ALD deposition tools

• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and control systems

• Experience with vacuum assembly and leak testing

• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs

• Ability to wear and operate SCBA or respirator equipment

• Willingness to participate in an on‑call rotation, including weekday evenings and weekends, days or nights

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30 percent


What You’ll Do

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and cleaning of ALD deposition equipment

• Execute system upgrades and retrofits

• Maintain and troubleshoot facilities support equipment including pumps, chillers, gas cabinets, and abatement systems

• Perform gas cylinder and liquid precursor canister changeouts

• Create and maintain tool maintenance procedures, checklists, and work instructions

• Participate in design reviews before and after builds

• Monitor system and facility parameters, identifying performance issues and recommending improvements

• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems down to the component level

• Interpret gas schematics, BOMs, manuals, and ECNs

• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Software, QA, and Materials teams

• Support pre‑installation, installation, and startup of ALD tools

• Perform Final Assembly and Test activities

• Support PLC and robotics programming activities

• Contribute to New Product Introductions and tool transfers, including providing technical training


Nice to Have

• Experience testing digital and analog systems

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000

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