Process Engineer - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Originally posted 29 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
FormFactor is seeking a Process Engineer to support and improve photolithography and etch processes within a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. The role sustains manufacturing operations and executes process improvement initiatives to improve yield, quality, throughput, and cost.
What you'll do
- Support characterization, optimization, and control of photolithography and etch manufacturing processes. - Monitor process performance, analyze data, and utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods alongside process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk). - Assist with the design, execution, and analysis of Design of Experiments (DOE) activities. - Investigate process excursions, defects, and yield losses using root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). - Conduct risk assessments utilizing PFMEA, control plans, and error-proofing (Poka-Yoke) solutions. - Support calibration programs, Measurement System Analysis (MSA/GR&R), and capital equipment qualifications.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience, or an advanced degree without experience, or equivalent work experience. - Experience with photolithography and etch manufacturing processes in semiconductor manufacturing. - Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk), and Design of Experiments (DOE). - Experience performing root cause analysis, nonconformance investigations, and implementing CAPA. - Experience utilizing PFMEA, control plans, and Measurement System Analysis (MSA/GR&R).
Nice to have
- Experience supporting semiconductor wafer fabrication, thin film, plating, metrology, MEMS, advanced packaging, assembly, or test operations. - Experience supporting process transfers, technology transfers, new product introductions (NPI), or manufacturing scale-up activities. - Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, or similar quality management systems. - Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement training.
Skills: photolithography, etch, SPC, DOE, yield
This role has been open 82 days — slightly above the 78-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
78 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 | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (1038 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 1038 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 116 | 9979 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 78 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: photolithography, etch, SPC, DOE, yield
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 350 open roles · median 139 d
- GlobalFoundries · 80 open roles · median 87 d
- Applied Materials · 75 open roles · median 70 d
- Texas Instruments · 54 open roles · median 55 d
- STMicroelectronics · 53 open roles · median 50 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 39 d
How we counted: 1038 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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.