MEMS Process Engineer
$125,000 - $200,000 USD yearly
MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches
About the role
As a MEMS Process Engineer at nEye, you will define and improve silicon photonics MEMS fabrication technologies for optical circuit switches. The role involves wafer fabrication work in Emeryville and the Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory at UC Berkeley, as well as collaboration with external foundries.
What you'll do
- Translate chip design and system-level requirements into device designs and wafer fabrication methodologies.
- Run wafers through the lab, conduct critical analysis on process steps, and design and implement process short loops.
- Partner with external vendors, technology providers, and foundries to establish and refine fabrication processes.
- Collaborate with wafer fab team members to troubleshoot and resolve fabrication-related issues.
What you'll need
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with microfabrication methods and techniques.
- Experience with Si photonics or MEMS technologies.
- Experience with failure analysis, metrology, and process development.
- Experience with mask design, thin film deposition and characterization, and wet/dry etching.
- Experience developing and scaling processes from inception to prototyping and production.
Nice to have
- Experience designing and executing detailed experimental protocols.
- Proficiency with layout tools such as KLayout.
- Exposure to simulation platforms such as COMSOL, Ansys, Lumerical, or Coventor.
Skills: microfabrication, thin film deposition, wet/dry etching, MEMS, wafer processing
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1030
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Median days open
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$135k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | nEye | All employers we track in this specialty (1030 roles · 55 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 1030 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 5 | 10088 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 63 d (−63 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $135k |
Skills observed across this category: microfabrication, thin film deposition, wet/dry etching, MEMS, wafer processing
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 291 open roles · median 120 d
- Applied Materials · 78 open roles · median 70 d
- Texas Instruments · 59 open roles · median 62 d
- GlobalFoundries · 49 open roles · median 67 d
- Entegris · 48 open roles · median 35 d
- STMicroelectronics · 46 open roles · median 56 d
How we counted: 1030 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 55 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.