Senior Equipment Engineer

At Nexperia Manchester, we are looking for an experienced Senior Equipment Engineer to lead and coordinate the maintenance of specialist semiconductor equipment across our Implant and Etch technologies.

In return, we offer you the opportunity to work with cutting edge machinery in a world class manufacturing facility. You will have huge scope for growth and development, alongside great earning potential and comprehensive benefits.

Please note, we are only able to consider applicants with the right to work in the UK and won't offer visa sponsorship for this position. This position is working a 4 on 4 off, days 7am-7pm, shift pattern.

What our Senior Equipment Engineers do

As a Senior Equipment Engineer, you will lead and coordinate maintenance of semiconductor equipment in specific technologies (Implant/Etch), with a value up to £10m per tool. In addition, you will use your experience with fault finding to component level to diagnose the root cause of intricate problems, while coaching and mentoring junior engineers.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role with clear responsibility for equipment reliability, maintenance standards, and technical improvement. You will work closely with shift engineers and wider manufacturing teams to resolve complex repair issues and ensure equipment remains safe, available, and optimised.

Key responsibilities include

Maintenance Leadership: Lead effective equipment maintenance programmes across assigned technologies

Fault Diagnosis & Repair: Evaluate and diagnose complex equipment problems, identify root causes, and complete appropriate repairs

Equipment Optimisation: Monitor, maintain, and optimise equipment performance to enhance functionality and prevent problems

Technical Coaching: Train and mentor less experienced engineers in equipment maintenance and fault-finding techniques

Documentation: Create, review, and maintain procedures and documentation for equipment checks and maintenance activity

Continuous Improvement: Lead equipment experiments, improvement actions, and technical projects

Cross-Shift Support: Work with shift engineers to resolve complex repair issues effectively

Flexibility: Respond flexibly to changing departmental and operational priorities

What you will need

Essential

• The ability to work a 4-on 4-off days, 7am to 7pm, shift pattern

• Degree /HNC/HND or relevant qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline or equivalent experience

• A proven track record of delivering technology or equipment improvements

• Experience in maintaining equipment within a light engineering or robotics background

• Solid understanding of electronic and mechanical principles

• Proven fault-finding and diagnostic skills, including component level investigation

• Good communication skills, both written and verbally

• Strong training skills and technical familiarity with product and equipment

• Knowledge of tool FMEA/RCA and standard quality tools i.e 4c/8d's

Beneficial

• Previous exposure to specialised semiconductor equipment, or maintaining equipment within a light engineering or robotics environment

• Experience of mentoring or managing less experienced engineers

Interview process

Stage 1: Recruiter review
Stage 2: 30 mins Teams interview
Stage 3: 60 mins on site interview & tour

What your benefits will include:

Remuneration & Reward – Starting base salary and shift allowance = £64480+ (DOE), plus a bonus scheme of up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance

Health & Wellbeing – 24.5 days annual leave + 182 roster days off, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions, and a variety of sports and social clubs

Professional Development – Opportunity to complete a leadership and management qualification, possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability – A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030