PVD Field and Hardware Engineer

In this role you will contribute to PVD semiconductor process hardware development and service, supporting Alpha & Beta systems and retrofits. You’ll build expertise in system operation, integration, and diagnostics while working with engineers to meet tight deadlines in a regulated industry. You will travel internationally to install, test, and optimize equipment at customer sites and report improvements back to the factory. This is a hands-on, collaborative role with cross-functional teams in a global company.

• Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension
• Cash health plan
• Cycle to work
• Global bonus plan
• Share scheme

• Maintain, develop, and improve PVD equipment hardware
• Build and fault-find in new designs in the factory as part of PLC processes
• Install and fault-find new products at customer sites
• Report improvements and customer requirements to the factory
• Improve serviceability of new designs
• Test and ensure machines comply with international standards
• Prepare technical reports
• Plan and execute hardware testing, validation, and performance characterization
• Collaborate with process engineers to optimise hardware performance for reliability and process capability
• Support technology development programs from concept to customer-ready

• Minimum HNC Electrical/ Mechanical/ Mechatronics or related field
• Customer-facing experience
• Experience in diagnosing faults and analytical mindset
• Able to work autonomously and in a team
• Good organizational skills and ability to work across time zones
• Calm under pressure in semiconductor manufacturing environments
• Strong communication skills to interact with customers and colleagues
• Willingness to travel internationally approx. 50%

• flexible work ethic
• initiative
• analytical thinking
• PVD equipment hardware
• hardware testing and validation
• installation and fault-finding at customer sites