Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician (Morning Shift) at Rigetti

Team: Equipment, Facilities & EHS

Rigetti is seeking an experienced, hands-on Equipment Maintenance Technician to join the team at our Fremont Fab-1. This critical role involves the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of semiconductor processing tools within an R&D cleanroom, supporting the fabrication of wafers for quantum computing.

Key Responsibilities

Perform both Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance on a variety of wafer fab equipment, including:

Vacuum/Process Tools: PVD, ALD, evaporation/deposition, plasma/dry etch.

Wet Processing Systems: Wet etch, solvent benches, wet benches, and chemical handling.

Auxiliary Tools: Lithography (mask aligner, dispense/develop), metrology (e.g., SEM), wafer/wire bonding, and e-test.

Quickly and safely troubleshoot equipment issues to return tools to production status.

Maintain accurate tool documentation, specifications, and calibration records following SOPs/PM procedures.

Assist with general fab support tasks, such as chemical waste coordination/disposal, restocking of consumables, and gowning supply management (as assigned).

Support engineering efforts by assisting with metrology and data collection during tool excursions or issues.

Uphold and adhere to all EHS protocols (cleanroom etiquette, LOTO, hazmat, chemical safety); participate in safety programs and incident response.

Serve as a member of the site Emergency Response Team (ERT) and respond to incidents per training and site procedures (may include off-hours response as needed).

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years of practical experience maintaining semiconductor or MEMS fab equipment, with a strong preference for vacuum tool specialization, or an equivalent combination of training and experience demonstrating strong relevant tool ownership.

Proficient in reading and interpreting electrical schematics and process gas/liquid piping diagrams.

Proven ability to execute equipment repairs, upgrades, and hardware modifications.

Comfortable working in a cleanroom environment and strictly following hazmat/chemical safety procedures.

Excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and robust documentation habits.

Preferred Qualifications

Relevant technical training (AA/BS degree, vocational certificate, or military technical training).

Experience across multiple core fab areas (e.g., dry etch, wet etch, vacuum deposition, lithography, metrology, bonding).

Previous experience in both R&D and production settings; comfortable operating in a small-team/startup environment.

Experience with manual wafer handling.

Shift Details:

Shift Hours: 6:00am–2:30pm

Training: Initial training will generally follow the morning shift schedule.

Overtime: Availability may vary based on business needs.

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