Equipment Technician | Night Shift

About the role

As an Equipment Technician on the night shift, your mission is to keep Swift's laboratory operations running smoothly after hours, performing hands-on maintenance and service support for our deposition tools and process equipment, and making sure the morning team walks into a lab that's ready to go.

Responsibilities

• Review active work orders and check equipment status
• Diagnose and address issues with tools, such as vacuum leaks, pump concerns, or mechanical faults
• Support restarts of vacuum systems and tools
• Auxiliary in process monitoring and assisting engineers in bringing equipment back into specification
• Perform routine maintenance on facility equipment like compressors, gloveboxes, and chilled water systems
• Support spare-part tracking and consumables inventory
• Flag opportunities for operational improvements

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of equipment maintenance experience in vacuum deposition, semiconductor manufacturing, or a related field
• Comfortable troubleshooting and repairing both mechanical and electrical systems (high and low voltage)
• Familiarity with vacuum chamber pumping, including mechanical, turbo, and cryogenic pumps, and experience with vacuum gauges, valves, and related components
• General EHS/safety knowledge and ability to identify and help escalate safety concerns related to equipment and materials
• Organized, reliable, and a clear communicator who can effectively hand off information between shifts

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with thin-film vacuum systems or inline deposition equipment
• Familiarity with sputtering, evaporation, or ALD thin-film processes
• Experience rebuilding mechanical or cryogenic pumps
• Experience in a startup or high-mix manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of EHS standards and codes
• A passion for sustainability and Swift's mission to unlock the full potential of solar energy

Skills

Strong hands-on instincts, attention to detail, and a team-first attitude are essential. As an early member of the night shift team, you'll have a real hand in shaping how Swift operates around the clock.

Benefits

• Competitive package including salary, equity, and benefits
• Shift differential of 15%
• 100% of your monthly premiums for HMO / PPO group healthcare plan options and 75% of your dental and vision insurance premiums covered by us
• 401(k) matching
• Clean commuter benefits
• Meaningful equity

Pay

$34 - $43 per hour + 15% shift differential

Schedule

Full-time, 10pm-6:30am

Location

San Carlos, CA (Swift Solar HQ)