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 assists engineers in process development and sustaining of custom micro and nano-fabrication technologies for high performance microwave and millimeter-wave applications at the High Frequency Technology Center. The work focuses on InP and GaAs-based HBTs, HEMTs, and BOLT devices.
What you'll do
- Perform plasma etch, PECVD, wet etch, and plating on production and engineering (MST) wafers. - Perform routine system qualifications, including particle checks and process characterization. - Operate metrology equipment for process characterization and diagnosis, including optical microscopes, profilometers, ellipsometers, interferometers, and SEM. - Perform data entry, data analysis, and basic SPC (Statistical Process Control) tasks. - Assist engineers with NTI, corrective actions, and continuous process improvement projects. - Prepare and write equipment and process documentation, and participate in capital equipment acquisition.
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.
Nice to have
- Junior college or B.S. degree in a STEM field. - Specific skills in III-V semiconductor processing. - Knowledge and experience with statistical process control and design of experiments.
Skills: plasma dry etch, PECVD, wet etch, electroplating, III-V semiconductor processing, metrology equipment
This role has been open 33 days — well below the 70-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1066
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Median days open
70 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 | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (1066 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 1066 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 122 | 10147 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 33 d | 70 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
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 · 333 open roles · median 131 d
- GlobalFoundries · 88 open roles · median 90 d
- Applied Materials · 81 open roles · median 69 d
- Texas Instruments · 58 open roles · median 56 d
- STMicroelectronics · 50 open roles · median 49 d
- Entegris · 44 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 1066 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.