Process Engineer 5 - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$125,000 - $270,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing new process formulations, defining equipment hardware, evaluating test data, and coordinating design requirements for Lam Research'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 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.
- Contribute to product development and release activities supporting the semiconductor roadmap.
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.
- Experience working in a collaborative and matrixed environment.
- Experience in semiconductor, process design, deposition, or etch dielectrics or conductor, metal films.
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), or Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP).
- Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization.
Skills: process engineering, semiconductor equipment, ALD, CVD, RIE, SPC, DOE
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 82-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1047
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Median days open
82 d
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Median salary
$148k
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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 (1047 roles · 58 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 34 | 1047 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 774 | 9577 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 21 d | 82 d (−61 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering, semiconductor equipment, ALD, CVD, RIE, SPC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 348 open roles · median 149 d
- Applied Materials · 85 open roles · median 142 d
- GlobalFoundries · 62 open roles · median 102 d
- Texas Instruments · 50 open roles · median 43 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 51 d
- Entegris · 47 open roles · median 23 d
How we counted: 1047 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 58 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 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.