Materials Engineer - San Diego, CA, United States
$109,200 - $150,150 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 September 2026 by the employer — open 11 days.
About the role
This role involves serving as the primary materials expert within a multidisciplinary team developing advanced modules and components for the EUV Lithography Light Source.
What you'll do
- Evaluate material compatibility within the EUV Lithography Light Source, including interactions under high-temperature, vacuum, plasma, and contamination-sensitive environments.
- Provide expert materials guidance to design teams throughout concept development, detailed design, and verification phases.
- Analyze material interactions such as corrosion, diffusion, oxidation, and multi-material compatibility.
- Apply knowledge of engineering metals, including ferrous, non-ferrous, specialty alloys, and refractory metals.
- Perform and interpret materials evaluation techniques including hardness testing, tensile/compressive testing, fracture analysis, and metallography.
- Lead or support structured failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nano Engineering, or a related field.
- 5 years of relevant experience in Materials Engineering.
- Strong understanding of engineering metals, specialty alloys, and refractory materials.
- Experience with material characterization, microstructural analysis, and surface evaluation techniques.
- Hands-on experience with analytical tools such as SEM, EDS/EDX, XPS, AFM, or similar characterization technologies.
- Experience supporting failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and reliability improvement efforts.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nano Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, or advanced technology environments.
Skills: materials expert, EUV Lithography, material characterization, failure analysis, microstructure analysis
This role has been open 11 days — well below the 81-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
81 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 | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (1042 roles · 59 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 1042 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 289 | 9320 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 41 d | 81 d (−40 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: materials expert, EUV Lithography, material characterization, failure analysis, microstructure analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 352 open roles · median 133 d
- Applied Materials · 92 open roles · median 132 d
- GlobalFoundries · 72 open roles · median 86 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 66 d
- Texas Instruments · 44 open roles · median 29 d
- Entegris · 40 open roles · median 28 d
How we counted: 1042 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 59 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.