Process Development Engineer - Austin, United States
$90,000 - $180,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Process Development Engineer, you will be responsible for experiment design and execution of new semiconductor and thin-film fabrication methods.
What you'll do
- Work in the lab to design and run experiments alongside senior process engineers. - Read academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design, whiteboard ideas, and iterate quickly. - Learn and operate a range of semiconductor tools, including deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology systems. - Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms with a focus on consistency, yield, and throughput. - Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe or equipment issues, and clearly document findings and results for the team.
What you'll need
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. - Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows. - Experience operating thin film deposition, dry etch, and lithography tools. - Recipe development and optimization experience for a subset of thin film deposition, dry etch, or lithography. - Familiarity with key metrology such as ellipsometry, profilometry, and SEM.
Nice to have
- Mechanical or maintenance experience with fab tools. - Full device-flow experience.
Skills: thin-film fabrication, nanofabrication recipes, cleanroom experience, deposition, etch, lithography
This role has been open 187 days — well above the 71-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1049
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
$137k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Atomic Semi | All employers we track in this specialty (1049 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 1049 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 24 | 10037 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 55 d | 71 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: thin-film fabrication, nanofabrication recipes, cleanroom experience, deposition, etch, lithography
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 333 open roles · median 131 d
- GlobalFoundries · 88 open roles · median 88 d
- Applied Materials · 78 open roles · median 66 d
- Texas Instruments · 57 open roles · median 54 d
- STMicroelectronics · 50 open roles · median 47 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 1049 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.
Atomic Semi
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