Process Engineer 5 - TW-Hsinchu-01 (3103), Taiwan
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing and enhancing semiconductor processing techniques and defining equipment hardware for Lam's etch and deposition products.
What you'll do
- Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation for semiconductor equipment and systems.
- Review and enhance processing techniques and methods for product manufacture and fabrication.
- 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.
- Plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos for existing process applications.
- Provide leadership, clear direction, and guidance to process technicians for execution activities.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or related field with 8+ years of experience; or a PhD with 5+ years’ experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment.
- Experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.
- In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Highly proficient in MATLAB, Python, or other similar scientific computing language.
- Working knowledge of statistical analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
- Experience with statistical tools (JMP, Minitab).
- 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), Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP).
- Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization.
- Experience in semiconductor, process design, deposition, etch dielectrics or conductor, metal films.
Skills: process engineering, processing techniques, ALD, CVD, RIE
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 84-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1057
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Median days open
84 d
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Median salary
$147k
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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 (1057 roles · 59 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 33 | 1057 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 760 | 9593 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 63 d | 84 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $147k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering, processing techniques, ALD, CVD, RIE
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 350 open roles · median 146 d
- Applied Materials · 84 open roles · median 147 d
- GlobalFoundries · 68 open roles · median 99 d
- Texas Instruments · 50 open roles · median 41 d
- STMicroelectronics · 49 open roles · median 54 d
- Entegris · 44 open roles · median 20 d
How we counted: 1057 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 59 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 30 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.