Field Service Engineer (Entry to Mid Level) | Semiconductor Industry

Foredge Corporation

Job Overview

  • Employer Type Recruiter / Dispatch / Temp Agency
  • Industry Automotive, Electronics / Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Manufacturing
  • Salary ¥3,800,000 - ¥5,200,000 / Year (Bonus: Once per year, Salary increase: Once per year)
  • English Level Business Level
  • Japanese Level Business Level
  • Restricted to Domestic Applicants? Domestic applicants only
  • Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job Requirements

 Requirements
Education

  • University degree in engineering/IT/science/other related fields

Experience

  • No experience required

Preferred:

  • Semiconductor/display industry experience
  • Maintenance / service engineer background
  • STEM graduates:
    • Mechanical
    • Electrical
    • Electronics
    • Chemistry
    • Physics

Target Candidates

People interested in:

  • Manufacturing
  • Work-life balance
  • Weekends off
  • Stable engineering career

Past hires include:

 

  • Mechanics / maintenance engineers
  • Service engineers
  • Even sales & non-technical backgrounds

Job Description

 Employment Type

  • Full-time employee
  • Work visa: Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services (技人国)

Job Description

As a maintenance engineer, you will handle maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment produced by the company.

Details:

  • Work inside client semiconductor factories
  • Perform:
    • Equipment maintenance
    • Troubleshooting
    • Regular inspections

Work Style:

  • Tasks range from:
    • Simple solo work (e.g., parts replacement)
    • Team-based work (around 3 engineers)

💡 You’ll play a key role in keeping equipment running smoothly and be relied upon by clients.

Typical Day

  • 09:00 Morning meeting
  • 10:00 Start work
    • Maintenance tasks (team-based)
    • Parts replacement & troubleshooting
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • 13:30 Work + reporting
  • 17:00 Client reporting
  • 17:30 Finish

Training (Beginner-Friendly)

  • Orientation (3 days)
  • Technical basics training (1 month)
  • Product-specific training (3 weeks)
  • After that: OJT with senior engineers
  • 80% of employees are mid-career hires

Salary

  • Annual: ¥3.8M – ¥5.2M
  • Monthly: ¥312,500 – ¥465,000

Working Hours

  • 9:00 – 17:30 (7.5 hrs/day)
  • Shift work possible depending on assignment
  • Avg overtime: 20 hrs/month

Holidays & Leave

  • 123 days/year
  • Paid leave: 13–20 days

Includes:

  • Weekends & holidays (generally)
  • Golden Week
  • Summer holiday
  • New Year holiday
  • Refresh leave
  • Sick leave (10 days/year, carryover allowed)
  • Child care leave
  • Maternity/Paternity leave
  • Nursing care leave

Visa

  • Application cost: Self-paid
  • Support provided for paperwork

 Housing

  • Company housing available
    👉 Only if relocation is company-requested

Transfer

  • Basically none
  • No forced transfer without your consent

Benefits

  • Social insurance
  • Incentive system
  • Self-development support (e.g., English school, tech seminars)
  • Employee stock ownership
  • Stock award system
  • 401k pension
  • Retirement allowance
  • Life insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Counseling (EAP)
  • Certification support
  • Club activities
  • Resort memberships

Job locations:

 

  • 京都 (Kyoto) → Kyoto
  • 北上 (Kitakami) → Kitakami (Iwate Prefecture)
  • 北陸 (Hokuriku) → Hokuriku region (covers Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui)
  • 千歳 (Chitose) → Chitose (Hokkaido)
  • 四日市 (Yokkaichi) → Yokkaichi (Mie Prefecture)
  • 広島 (Hiroshima) → Hiroshima
  • 庄内 (Shonai) → Shonai (Yamagata Prefecture area)
  • 熊本 (Kumamoto) → Kumamoto
  • 西東京 (Nishitokyo) → West Tokyo (Tokyo area)
  • 長崎 (Nagasaki) → Nagasaki


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Company Information

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Tokyo Office
C/O Global Village Media
1-7-20-B2 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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