Process Engineer 4 - English/Korean Speaker - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$104,000 - $231,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Process Engineer 4 responsible for developing process formulations, evaluating test data, and defining semiconductor equipment hardware to meet processing requirements. The role focuses on etch and deposition products within the Global Products Group.
What you'll do
- Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of semiconductor equipment and systems. - Review and enhance processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture and fabrication of products. - Develop and sustain new processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields. - Compile and analyze test data to establish next steps in process development and determine appropriate limits and variables for process specifications. - Collaborate internally to plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos for existing process applications. - Partner cross-functionally and with customers to understand roadmaps, process flow, inflection points, requirements, and business challenges.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related field with 6+ years of experience, or a PhD with 3+ years of experience (or equivalent experience). - Professional experience in process engineering for semiconductor products. - Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and direction to process technicians to support execution activities.
Nice to have
- Background in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), or Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). - Background in Plasma Physics, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), Atomic Layer Etching (ALE), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), or Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP). - Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and statistical tools such as JMP or Minitab. - Proficiency in scientific computing languages including MATLAB or Python. - Knowledge of material synthesis and material characterization. - Experience with surface preparation, analytical techniques, and semiconductor equipment in a laboratory environment.
Skills: process engineering, semiconductor equipment, processing techniques, yields, ALD, CVD, etch
This role has been open 111 days — well above the 75-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
75 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 | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (1042 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 30 | 1042 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 820 | 10066 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 75 d (−46 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering, semiconductor equipment, processing techniques, yields, ALD, CVD
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 352 open roles · median 137 d
- GlobalFoundries · 83 open roles · median 85 d
- Applied Materials · 72 open roles · median 69 d
- Texas Instruments · 53 open roles · median 56 d
- STMicroelectronics · 52 open roles · median 47 d
- Entegris · 45 open roles · median 39 d
How we counted: 1042 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.