Director of Process Engineering - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 20 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Director of Process Engineering is responsible for defining, deploying, and overseeing the semiconductor fabrication and manufacturing process strategy across the compound semiconductor business. This role oversees engineering teams and technical roadmaps while optimizing production lines for safety, quality, throughput, and profitability.
What you'll do
- Support and execute a comprehensive process engineering strategy and technology roadmap across manufacturing facilities. - Oversee technical OpEx/CapEx budgets, lifecycle risks, equipment procurement, and vendor performance management. - Lead continuous improvement initiatives leveraging Lean Six Sigma frameworks to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), reduce cycle times, and eliminate waste. - Partner with Product Engineering and Process Integration Engineering to ensure production readiness, line balancing, and smooth transitions from initial product qualification to high-volume manufacturing. - Drive automation, robotics, and Industry 4.0 integration, including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), cloud data integration, and predictive maintenance technologies. - Provide organizational leadership, mentorship, and career pipelines for teams of process engineers and technicians.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Materials, or Electrical Engineering. - 15+ years of progressive experience in advanced manufacturing, semiconductor photonics fabs, or processing plants, with at least 5+ years in senior leadership. - Demonstrated experience leading teams and cross-functional processes in a complex manufacturing environment. - Strong familiarity with advanced process diagnostics, including PFMEA, Root-Cause Analysis, and Statistical Process Control (SPC). - Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required by business.
Nice to have
- A PhD degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Materials, or Electrical Engineering. - Strong understanding of photonics process engineering and demonstrated experience in resolving process issues during manufacturing. - Experience with Dry Etch for semiconductors. - Proficiency with analytics and reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, or comparable technologies.
Skills: process engineering, semiconductor photonics, compound semiconductor, Lean Six Sigma, SPC
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 78-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
78 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 | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (1038 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 1038 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 152 | 10037 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 139 d | 78 d (+61 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering, semiconductor photonics, compound semiconductor, Lean Six Sigma, SPC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 350 open roles · median 139 d
- GlobalFoundries · 80 open roles · median 87 d
- Applied Materials · 75 open roles · median 70 d
- Texas Instruments · 54 open roles · median 55 d
- STMicroelectronics · 53 open roles · median 50 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 39 d
How we counted: 1038 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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.