Engineering Technician (Process development/CMP/Production
Originally posted 26 October 2026 by the employer.
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
About the role
As an Engineering Technician on the Applications and Process Development team, you will support process development, customer demonstrations, tool operations, and laboratory activities. The focus centers on advanced Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), CMP, and metrology production systems.
What you'll do
- Operate and maintain advanced ALD, CMP, and metrology production systems supporting process development, customer demonstrations, and technology qualification activities. - Perform wafer handling, sample preparation, process execution, and post-process metrology activities. - Execute process experiments, collect process data, and maintain accurate experimental records. - Monitor tool performance and assist in routine preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery activities. - Support chamber qualification, process characterization, and tool matching activities. - Participate in tool ownership activities, Best Known Method (BKM) development, laboratory sustaining, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What you'll need
- High School diploma; OR Associate degree, technical certification, military technical training, or equivalent experience in Engineering Technology, Electronics, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. - Ability to follow detailed procedures, experimental plans, and safety protocols.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, process development laboratories, or a related high-technology environment. - Experience operating semiconductor process equipment in a production, engineering, or R&D setting. - Basic understanding of semiconductor wafer processing and contamination control practices. - Previous experience with tool ownership, process transfer, equipment qualification, or process sustainment activities.
Skills: ALD, CMP, Metrology, process development, wafer handling
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 72-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1052
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Median days open
72 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 | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (1052 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 27 | 1052 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 262 | 10096 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 153 d | 72 d (+81 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: ALD, CMP, Metrology, process development, wafer handling
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 334 open roles · median 132 d
- GlobalFoundries · 88 open roles · median 89 d
- Applied Materials · 79 open roles · median 72 d
- Texas Instruments · 57 open roles · median 55 d
- STMicroelectronics · 50 open roles · median 48 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 44 d
How we counted: 1052 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 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.