Intel Foundry Process Development Engineer - Lithography - Oregon, Hillsboro, United States
$133,800 - $255,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This position is in the Logic Technology Development team working in one of the most advanced semiconductor process technologies. This role involves designing, executing, and analyzing experiments to develop the process of the next technologies.
What you'll do
- Lead scientific research enabling the manufacture of innovative device architectures.
- Design, execute, and analyze experiments necessary to meet engineering specifications for the process.
- Participate in the development of intellectual property.
- Integrate individual steps necessary for the manufacture of complex microprocessors.
- Ramp to manufacturing volumes to demonstrate technology meets requirements.
- Transfer technology to counterparts in manufacturing via the Copy Exactly Methodology.
What you'll need
- Master's degree with 4+ years of semiconductor industry experience, or Ph.D. degree with 2+ years of semiconductor industry experience in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific STEM field of study.
- Semiconductor processing, semiconductor fabrication, or nanotechnology experience.
- Design of experiments.
- Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Computational Data Skills.
- 5+ years of professional and industry experience in Lithography photoresist evaluation/development.
- 5+ years of professional and industry experience in Layer process development.
- 5+ years of professional and industry experience in driving yield improvement and patterning defect reduction.
Nice to have
- Experience with integrated process development.
- Experience troubleshooting integrated process impacts on lithography patterning.
- Experience driving integrated process change methodologies to develop a robust process.
- Ability to utilize coding to facilitate data collection and analysis.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues and optimize performance and reliability.
- Understanding of modern semiconductor manufacturing processes.
- Familiarity with factory automation or manufacturing control systems.
Skills: process technology, lithography, process development, semiconductor manufacturing, design of experiments
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 84-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1057
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Median days open
84 d
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Median salary
$147k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (1057 roles · 59 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 1057 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 174 | 9593 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 85 d | 84 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $147k |
Skills observed across this category: process technology, lithography, process development, semiconductor manufacturing, design of experiments
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 350 open roles · median 146 d
- Applied Materials · 84 open roles · median 147 d
- GlobalFoundries · 68 open roles · median 99 d
- Texas Instruments · 50 open roles · median 41 d
- STMicroelectronics · 49 open roles · median 54 d
- Entegris · 44 open roles · median 20 d
How we counted: 1057 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 59 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 30 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.