New College Grad - ATE Process Engineer ID1 - Boise, ID - Main Site, United States
Originally posted 2 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves improving process quality, optimizing yield and efficiency, reducing costs, and resolving line issues for ID1 High Volume Manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Ensure proper tool documentation and reaction mechanisms are in place
- Lead execution of area operations to meet throughput needs
- Resolve or escalate issues that may cause yield loss, excursions, defects, or output loss
- Apply SPC, FDC, and 8D methodology for process optimization and problem-solving
- Monitor, analyze, and address SPC issues daily and collaborate with Process Owners to resolve chronic failures
- Analyze data using various applications and engineering knowledge to make critical process decisions
- Perform project work to optimize wafer processing and increase area wafer outs
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, or Physics
- Flexibility to work any shift and rotate shifts as needed
- In-depth understanding and working knowledge of SPC and Design of Experiments
- Proficiency in one or more scripting, programming, and visualization tools: Python, Java, Tableau, Matlab, Microsoft Suite
Nice to have
- Experience or knowledge of data collection, warehousing systems, and data cleansing
- Hands-on experience in the field of data analytics, preferably with experience querying databases
- Intermediate understanding of Fab process areas, including processing equipment and supporting systems
Skills: Dry Etch, process optimization, SPC, FDC, wafer processing, cumulative error variation
This role has been open 45 days — well below the 66-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Etch Process
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Open roles in category
75
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Median days open
66 d
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Median salary
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (75 roles · 20 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 33 | 75 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1536 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 81 d | 66 d (+15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: Dry Etch, process optimization, SPC, FDC, wafer processing, cumulative error variation
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 33 open roles · median 81 d
- STMicroelectronics · 8 open roles · median 32 d
- Tower Semiconductor · 6 open roles · median 44 d
- Lam Research · 3 open roles · median 103 d
- Texas Instruments · 3 open roles · median 56 d
- Applied Materials · 2 open roles · median 26 d
How we counted: 75 open Process Engineering (Etch Process) roles from 20 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.