Process Engineer 5 - TW-Tainan-01 (3102), Taiwan
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on Lam’s etch and deposition products.
About the role
As a Process Engineer at Lam Research, you will operate on technology harnessing atomic precision, material science, and surface engineering.
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 manufacturing 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.
- Collaborate internally to plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos.
- Partner cross-functionally and with customers to understand roadmaps, process flow, and business challenges.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics with 8+ years of experience; or a PhD with 5+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with 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 working in a collaborative and matrixed environment with diverse teams, semiconductor customers, and/or partners.
- Experience in semiconductor, process design, deposition, etch dielectrics or conductor, metal films, etc.
Skills: process engineering, semiconductor equipment, ALD, CVD, RIE, SPC, DOE
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
1041
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Median days open
84 d
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Median salary
$146k
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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 (1041 roles · 59 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 32 | 1041 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 773 | 9611 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 84 d (−55 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $146k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering, semiconductor equipment, ALD, CVD, RIE, SPC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 350 open roles · median 148 d
- Applied Materials · 83 open roles · median 141 d
- GlobalFoundries · 61 open roles · median 101 d
- Texas Instruments · 50 open roles · median 42 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 50 d
- Entegris · 46 open roles · median 22 d
How we counted: 1041 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 59 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 2 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.