Epi Metrology Technician - Durham, North Carolina, United States
Originally posted 14 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This position provides process sustaining support for a wide variety of characterization and cleans processes on Wolfspeed's epitaxy wafers.
What you'll do
- Report and document process issues and equipment malfunctions.
- Take corrective action and interact with Process and Equipment Engineering to identify and resolve issues.
- Handle non-conforming material events and associated material depositions.
- Assist in creating and refining procedures.
- Collaborate with Operations and engineering teams to achieve quarterly yield and cycle time goals.
- Work with Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, and R&D to sustain and improve processes, including characterizing, documenting, and presenting data based around design of experiments (DOE).
What you'll need
- Associate degree in Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) or Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET), or a degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience within a semiconductor environment.
- Understanding of and ability to handle structured problem solving in the form of OCAPs, 5Whys, and 8Ds.
- MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Access experience.
- Strong mechanical and technical aptitude.
- Experience using hands to operate and sustain manufacturing equipment and processes.
Nice to have
- JMP experience.
- SQL experience.
Skills: Epi Metrology, Wolfspeed, characterization, equipment malfunctions, process sustaining
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Metrology Inspection
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Open roles in category
160
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Wolfspeed | All employers we track in this specialty (160 roles · 25 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 160 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 57 | 9286 · 110 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 53 d (−53 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Skills observed across this category: Epi Metrology, Wolfspeed, characterization, equipment malfunctions, process sustaining
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation · 53 open roles · median 55 d
- Applied Materials · 27 open roles · median 53 d
- Onto Innovation · 14 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 11 open roles · median 25 d
- Micron Technology · 9 open roles · median 62 d
- ASML · 7 open roles · median 55 d
How we counted: 160 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Metrology Inspection) roles from 25 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Sept 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.