Process Engineer - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Originally posted 3 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This Process Engineer will support and improve photolithography and etch processes within a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment, focusing on sustaining manufacturing operations, executing process improvement initiatives, and analyzing process performance.
What you'll do
- Support characterization, optimization, and control of photolithography and etch manufacturing processes.
- Monitor process performance and analyze data to identify trends and process variation.
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods and process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk) to maintain stable processes.
- Investigate process excursions, defects, and yield losses using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Develop and maintain process documentation, operating procedures, specifications, and work instructions.
What you'll need
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience.
- Experience utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods and process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk).
- Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE) activities.
- Experience investigating process excursions, defects, and yield losses.
- Experience performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Experience with risk assessments utilizing PFMEA and control plans.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting semiconductor wafer fabrication, photolithography, etch, thin film, plating, metrology, MEMS, advanced packaging, assembly, or test processes.
- Experience supporting process transfers, technology transfers, new product introductions (NPI), or manufacturing scale-up activities.
- Experience implementing CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, or similar quality management systems.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
- Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
- Experience with Data Visualization Tools.
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This role has been open 76 days — well above the 30-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · DFT Test
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Open roles in category
551
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Median days open
30 d
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Median salary
$173k
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| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (551 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 551 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 11 | 2219 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 32 d | 30 d (+2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $173k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 75 open roles · median 24 d
- Renesas Electronics · 43 open roles · median 24 d
- Infineon Technologies · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Micron Technology · 29 open roles · median 34 d
- Qualcomm · 28 open roles · median 30 d
- Texas Instruments · 23 open roles · median 25 d
How we counted: 551 open Silicon Test Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.