Megasys Senior Maintenance Technician
Compensation
The Role
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Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role:
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EMD Electronics in Austin, TX is adding Senior Megasys Maintenance Technicians to their team!
MEGASYS
® offers specialized services in managing gases, chemicals and slurries, where our technicians and engineers provide critical on-site support in semiconductor manufacturing environments.
In this role you will perform daily maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair on the bulk gas, specialty gas, and chemical distribution systems that ensure uninterrupted supply to a high-volume semiconductor fab. You will work alongside Operations, Engineering, and Field Service teams in both cleanroom and sub-fab/outdoor pad environments. This is a hands-on maintenance position for someone who already understands ultra-high-purity gas and chemical delivery equipment and wants to grow into a site technical expert or leadership role.
Senior Technicians are expected to work with a high degree of independence, own the quality of their documentation, and escalate appropriately when equipment conditions fall outside of established parameters.
Key Responsibilities:
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- Perform safety protocol verification and required lockout/tagout on all equipment prior to maintenance or service work
- Execute scheduled preventive maintenance on bulk specialty gas (BSGS), specialty gas, and chemical distribution equipment
- Troubleshoot and repair gas cabinets, valve manifold boxes, bulk gas distribution units, purifiers, filters, heat trace circuits, and vacuum pumps
- Diagnose equipment malfunctions and failures, determine root cause, and develop and implement corrective actions
- Perform chemical and gas container and cylinder change-outs and respond to distribution system leaks in accordance with site procedures
- Read, interpret, and redline P&IDs and PFDs
- Create and revise temporary work instructions, standard operating procedures, and Job Safety Analyses
- Support equipment installation, upgrade, start-up, commissioning, and qualification projects as needed
- Provide technical mentorship and on-the-job training to junior technicians, and support task certification efforts on site
- Participate in incident investigations, near-miss reporting, and safety observation programs
- Partner with the customer and internal Engineering during equipment turnovers, planned maintenance events, and unplanned events
- Drive continuous improvement, contributing to a culture of operational discipline and flawless execution
- Support site key performance indicators related to safety, quality, response time, and productivity
Schedule:
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Senior Maintenance Technicians are scheduled on-site for 12-hour compressed shifts, including weekends and holidays, with periodic on-call service request coverage.
Physical Attributes:
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- Walking throughout the facility up to 75% of the shift (3–6 miles per day)
- Lifting up to 40 lbs.
- Climbing ladders up to 12 feet in height while utilizing fall protection
- Crouching, kneeling, climbing a stepstool, reaching overhead, and twisting
- Working with toxic, corrosive, flammable, and pyrophoric materials requiring the use of a respirator and specialty PPE, including supplied breathing air and chemical protective suits
- Ability to obtain and maintain respirator medical clearance and fit testing
Who You Are:
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Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 5+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in a semiconductor fab environment and/or on gas, chemical, or slurry delivery and distribution equipment, which may include military experience maintaining complex equipment or installing, wiring, and troubleshooting electrical and electronic system
- 5+ years of exper
Benefits
Estimated- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Overtime available
- Safety training provided
