Materials Scientist – ALD Coating Technology - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer — open 59 days.
This role focuses on ALD Coating Technology within the Materials Center of Excellence.
About the role
This role involves designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will develop and productize chamber materials and critical components, with an emphasis on ALD coatings for new chamber architecture product development.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
- Collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, and troubleshoot engineering issues.
- Measure film properties, generate technical documentation, and engage with customers.
- Develop, plan, and execute material engineering projects for a range of products.
- Define and implement new methodologies, and troubleshoot complex materials engineering issues.
- Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, and technical reports.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent in ALD coatings and related hardware development.
- BS degree in Engineering.
- Functional knowledge of ALD coatings (metals/oxide/fluoride) in the context of semiconductor equipment component coatings.
- Experience with Surface Chemistry/Interactions of metal/oxide/fluoride materials in chemical and plasma environments relevant to semiconductor processes, including Inorganic chemistry.
- Experience of evolution of surface chemistry and measurements (in-situ and ex-situ).
- Significant experience with Material Characterization Methods.
Nice to have
- Masters or Ph.D. in Engineering.
- Experience with Corrosion/Erosion.
- Strong problem solving skills and determined to root cause isolation.
- Experience with Failure Analysis of Materials.
Skills: ALD coating technology, manufacturing processes, hardware characterization, materials engineering, process engineer
This role has been open 85 days — slightly above 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 | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (1042 roles · 59 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 89 | 1042 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1101 | 9320 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 131 d | 81 d (+50 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: ALD coating technology, manufacturing processes, hardware characterization, materials engineering, process engineer
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 352 open roles · median 133 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 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.