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About this Equipment Maintenance Technician role at MKS Instruments

MKS Instruments · Onsite · Irvine, CA

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As an Equipment Maintenance Technician at MKS Newport, you will partner with Thin Film Engineering to maintain, update, repair and troubleshooting coating deposition hardware. In this role, you will report to the Director of Thin Film Engineering.

You Will Make an Impact By:

  • Performing regular preventive maintenance (PMs), pump changes, and component rebuilds.
  • Assisting Thin Film Engineering with coating chamber modifications and upgrades.
  • Maintaining inventory for all items related to coating machines.
  • Disassembling, cleaning and reassembling deposition sources, feed throughs, rotational drives and other items.
  • Maintaining and supporting sensors and monitoring equipment and basic operation of Thin Film Equipment to aid troubleshooting of electronics to component level.  This will be done through frequent collaboration with Thin Film Engineering and Production Operations to optimize uptime and reliability.
  • Organizing, writing and revising preventive maintenance (PM) programs and procedures on all coating systems utilizing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).  You will also do this by writing technical maintenance procedures and processes for production equipment.


Skills You Bring:

  • Associate degree, military technical training or their equivalent vocational training is required
  • 6+ years of related experience required
  • May require experience in testing digital and/or analog systems


Preferred Skills:

  • Troubleshooting & repair of technical components
  • Hands-on experience with vacuum and/or coating hardware preferred
  • Reading and understanding of technical drawings


Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
• Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
• Occasionally moves/positions objects up to 30 pounds
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for <10% of the time
• Frequently positions self to perform tasks and positions objects below, at, and above shoulder level
• Regularly requires manual dexterity and coordination of objects below, at and above shoulder level
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand

Compensation and Benefits:

Hourly Pay Range: $31.19 - 51.99 per hour. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details.  

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Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

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How this Maintenance Technician salary compares

This role pays $86,507/yr — above the typical range for Maintenance Technician roles.

$44,383 median $59,613 $81,474

Typical range $49,920–$70,720/yr, from 3,238 comparable Maintenance Technician listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Maintenance Technician salary insights →

About MKS Instruments

At MKS, it's all about courage, big ideas, and a serious passion for innovation. Winning here is about exploring possibilities, taking action , and solving our customers’ toughest challenges. It's not just a job – it's what you make of it. While you shape your role and make it unique, we invest in you with on-the-job and formal training, as well as educational assistance. Curiosity is key at MKS - ask questions, own your path. Our success comes from celebrating the unique skills, diverse perspectives, and lived experience of employees from over 100 countries. The goal is to make sure that everyone feels that they belong. Diversity isn't just a nice-to-have; making sure everyone feels include

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