High-Tech Equipment Maintenance Engineer (Shift Work)

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in semiconductor equipment, is recruiting a permanent CDI maintenance engineer in Bernin (Grenoble region). You will work in the clean room of a major semiconductor customer, supporting highly complex equipment combining deep vacuum, mechatronics, precision robotics, advanced electronics, industrial automation and software control. The work is done in 12-hour shifts alternating day and night, week and weekend, on a 28-day cycle of 14 days worked and 14 days off.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support for production equipment and carry out preventive and corrective maintenance in the clean room.
• Diagnose and solve complex technical problems affecting equipment performance, using digital analytics and basic diagnostics.
• Work on systems involving precision mechanics, robotics, electrotechnics, automation, computer control and vacuum technologies.
• Lead technical investigations and root cause analysis, using schematics, mechanical drawings, procedures and machine data.
• Coordinate corrective actions with local teams and international expertise centres, and run major interventions and improvement plans.
• Identify optimisation opportunities, share expertise with operations teams and train new colleagues.
• Interface with the customer and international experts, write detailed intervention reports and present recommendations.
• Collaborate with engineering, product support and R&D teams worldwide and take part in escalations on complex issues.

Required profile

• Degree from an engineering school or a Master's degree in a technical field (maintenance, mechatronics, electrical engineering, automation, instrumentation, applied physics or equivalent).
• First experience in a technically demanding industrial environment.
• Passion for complex technologies, hands-on work, diagnosis and problem solving, and willingness to build recognised expertise.
• Fluent English required.

What we offer

• Base salary of EUR 38,400 to EUR 52,800 over 13 months.
• Transport allowance of EUR 650 per month and a targeted performance bonus of 10% of base salary.
• Participation in the Applied Materials share purchase plan, meal vouchers and relocation assistance.
• Family mutual insurance and life insurance.
• Technical training programme with international mobility, and prospects for technical expertise, management or international functions.