Process Engineer- E3 Senior - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves designing and analyzing process engineering experiments and troubleshooting complex issues related to hardware characterization and film properties.
What you'll do
- Design, collect data, analyze, and compile reports on difficult process engineering experiments
- Perform hardware characterization on a variety of difficult systems
- Troubleshoot complex problems, perform Root Cause Analysis, and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues
- Measure film properties and interpret data
- Generate internal documentation for products, presentations, and technical reports
- Implement new technology, products, and analytical instrumentation
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- 4-7 years of related experience
- Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in complex problem solving
Skills: process engineering experiments, hardware characterization, root cause analysis, film properties, new technology implementation, process engineering issues
This role has been open 34 days — well below the 76-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1038
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Median days open
76 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 | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (1038 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 71 | 1038 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1113 | 9890 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 75 d | 76 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering experiments, hardware characterization, root cause analysis, film properties, new technology implementation, process engineering issues
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 355 open roles · median 139 d
- GlobalFoundries · 75 open roles · median 114 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 72 open roles · median 75 d
- Texas Instruments · 53 open roles · median 50 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 49 d
- Entegris · 46 open roles · median 34 d
How we counted: 1038 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.