FIB Manager - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$147,000 - $202,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves managing engineers who characterize hardware, define new technologies, and resolve complex process engineering issues for a range of products.
What you'll do
- Manage engineers utilizing techniques to characterize hardware.
- Manage, develop, plan, and execute process engineering projects.
- Interact with customers to resolve complex process engineering issues.
- Develop and implement new technology, products, and analytical instrumentation.
- Troubleshoot, perform Root Cause Analysis, and resolve complex process engineering issues.
- Generate documentation for products, presentations, and technical reports.
What you'll need
- In-depth understanding of concepts, theories, and principles in process engineering.
- Understanding of the semiconductor industry.
- Ability to identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems.
- Experience guiding, influencing, and persuading others internally and externally.
Skills: characterize hardware, process engineering projects, new technology, Root Cause Analysis, process engineering specifications
This role has been open 36 days — well below the 76-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
76 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 | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (1038 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 71 | 1038 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1113 | 9878 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 75 d | 76 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: characterize hardware, process engineering projects, new technology, Root Cause Analysis, process engineering specifications
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 355 open roles · median 139 d
- GlobalFoundries · 75 open roles · median 114 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 72 open roles · median 75 d
- Texas Instruments · 53 open roles · median 50 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 49 d
- Entegris · 46 open roles · median 34 d
How we counted: 1038 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.