IC Wafer Fab Process Engineering Technician - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 1, United States
$72,140 - $120,230 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves assisting engineers in the process development and sustaining of micro and nano-fabrication technologies for high performance microwave and millimeter-wave applications. The focus of this position will be on plasma dry etch, PECVD, wet etch, and electroplating processes.
What you'll do
- Perform plasma etch, PECVD, wet etch, or plating on production and engineering wafers
- Perform routine system qualifications, including particle check and process characterization
- Perform data entry, data analysis, and basic SPC (Statistical Process Control) tasks
- Operate metrology equipment such as optical microscope, profilometer, ellipsometer, interferometer, and SEM for process characterization and diagnosis
- Assist engineers with NTI, corrective actions, and continuous process improvement projects
- Prepare and write equipment and process documentation
What you'll need
- Minimum high school graduate with strong aptitude in science and math
- Minimum 3 years of experience in plasma etching, plasma deposition, wet etch, metal deposition, plating, and other related wafer fab processes
- Hands-on experience with advanced semiconductor device fabrication
- Knowledge and experience with statistical process control and design of experiments
Nice to have
- Junior college or B.S. degree in STEM field
- Specific skills in III-V semiconductor processing
Skills: plasma dry etch, PECVD, wet etch, electroplating, III-V semiconductor processing, metrology equipment
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 80-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1042
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Median days open
80 d
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Median salary
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (1042 roles · 60 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 1042 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 112 | 9525 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 19 d | 80 d (−61 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: plasma dry etch, PECVD, wet etch, electroplating, III-V semiconductor processing, metrology equipment
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 351 open roles · median 140 d
- Applied Materials · 84 open roles · median 136 d
- GlobalFoundries · 66 open roles · median 93 d
- Texas Instruments · 49 open roles · median 36 d
- STMicroelectronics · 47 open roles · median 48 d
- Entegris · 42 open roles · median 26 d
How we counted: 1042 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 60 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.