Engineering Technician, Process Engineering
Originally posted 29 July 2026 by the employer.
Join ASM's Applications and Process Development team, advancing semiconductor manufacturing through Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD).
About the role
This role supports process development, customer demonstrations, tool operations, and laboratory activities related to advanced ALD technologies within the Applications and Process Development team.
What you'll do
- Operate and maintain advanced ALD deposition systems for process development and technology qualification.
- Perform wafer handling, sample preparation, process execution, and post-process metrology.
- Execute process experiments, collect data, and maintain accurate experimental records.
- Monitor tool performance and assist in preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery.
- Support chamber qualification, process characterization, and tool matching activities.
- Participate in tool ownership, Best Known Method (BKM) development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure adherence to all safety protocols involving semiconductor process equipment, chemicals, gases, and facility systems.
- Participate in cross-training across multiple process modules and characterization techniques.
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, process development, wafer handling, metrology, semiconductor process equipment
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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| 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: ALD, process development, wafer handling, metrology, semiconductor process equipment
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.