Diffusion/Photo Process Execution Engineer (SM1) - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on driving execution-focused improvements across manufacturing operations within the Diffusion, AMHS, and Photo (DAP) section.
About the role
This role involves driving real-time, execution-focused improvements across manufacturing operations, specifically within the Diffusion, AMHS, and Photo (DAP) section at SMFAB.
What you'll do
- Support manufacturing operations through timely, data-driven lot and equipment dispositions.
- Support quality control processes and rapid-response containment protocols to maintain tight process control.
- Develop and implement improved methods of manufacturing, procedures, and processes that result in improved efficiencies, yields, machine operations, and quality.
- Identify systematic problems in either process or equipment-related sources and communicate findings to the engineering staff.
- Provide direct, on-shift support to manufacturing operations to sustain output and resolve issues in real time.
- Participate in data analysis and troubleshooting to resolve equipment and process issues quickly.
What you'll need
- 2 years of experience in manufacturing as a Process Engineer.
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Flexibility to adjust work schedule to align and interface with technicians (long term transition from 1st shift to A or C shift).
Nice to have
- Knowledge of manufacturing sciences, manufacturing process, and equipment.
- Photolithography or Thermal experience.
- Knowledge of Basic Statistical Process Control (SPC) used in semiconductor manufacturing industry for product or tool control.
Skills: manufacturing operations, process control, yields, Photolithography, Thermal experience
This role has been open 9 days — well below the 76-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1038
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Median days open
76 d
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Median salary
$137k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Texas Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (1038 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 53 | 1038 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 242 | 9855 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 76 d (−27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: manufacturing operations, process control, yields, Photolithography, Thermal experience
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 355 open roles · median 139 d
- GlobalFoundries · 75 open roles · median 114 d
- Applied Materials · 72 open roles · median 75 d
- Texas Instruments (this employer) · 53 open roles · median 50 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 49 d
- Entegris · 46 open roles · median 34 d
How we counted: 1038 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.