Process Engineer 5 - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$125,000 - $270,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on process engineering research, development, and evaluation within the Customer Support Business Group.
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 and determine 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
- Bachelor's degree with 12 years of related experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience; or PhD with 5+ years' experience in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics.
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 languages.
- 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, dielectric, conductor, and metal film processes.
Skills: process engineering research, processing techniques, ALD, CVD, RIE
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
1033
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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 (1033 roles · 60 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 29 | 1033 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 748 | 9479 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 71 d | 82 d (−11 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering research, processing techniques, ALD, CVD, RIE
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 347 open roles · median 139 d
- Applied Materials · 83 open roles · median 139 d
- GlobalFoundries · 70 open roles · median 92 d
- Texas Instruments · 48 open roles · median 35 d
- STMicroelectronics · 43 open roles · median 69 d
- Entegris · 41 open roles · median 28 d
How we counted: 1033 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 60 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.