Engineer II, Process Engineering
Originally posted 29 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role serves as the primary engineering resource during off-hours, responsible for executing development experiments, driving laboratory productivity, monitoring tool and process performance, analyzing experimental data, and coordinating development activities.
What you'll do
- Execute Design of Experiments (DOE), process qualifications, demonstrations, and hardware evaluations.
- Lead daily development activities during the 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM shift.
- Monitor process performance and equipment health during development activities.
- Perform engineering-level troubleshooting of process and equipment issues.
- Collect, analyze, and summarize process, metrology, and equipment data.
- Generate engineering reports, trends, and experiment summaries for review by development teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to interpret experimental plans and technical data.
- Experience with statistical analysis and data-driven problem solving.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of engineering, laboratory, semiconductor manufacturing, research, or process development experience.
- Experience in semiconductor process development, process engineering, equipment engineering, or advanced manufacturing.
- Knowledge of DOE methodologies and statistical software such as JMP.
- Experience with semiconductor process equipment, metrology tools, or laboratory development environments.
- Familiarity with thin films, plasma processes, ALD, CVD, etch, thermal processing, or related semiconductor technologies.
- Experience supporting 24/7 manufacturing or development operations.
Skills: process development, DOE, semiconductor manufacturing, equipment troubleshooting, data analysis
This role has been open 81 days — slightly above the 78-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1032
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Median days open
78 d
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Median salary
$139k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (1032 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 24 | 1032 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 263 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 183 d | 78 d (+105 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $139k |
Skills observed across this category: process development, DOE, semiconductor manufacturing, equipment troubleshooting, data analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 348 open roles · median 142 d
- GlobalFoundries · 77 open roles · median 117 d
- Applied Materials · 74 open roles · median 73 d
- Texas Instruments · 54 open roles · median 53 d
- STMicroelectronics · 51 open roles · median 52 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 37 d
How we counted: 1032 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.