Process Engineer III - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Process Engineer, you will design and optimize manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
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. - Communicate and engage with customers under limited supervision to resolve complex process engineering issues.
What you'll need
- Master's degree in a related field. - 4-7 years of related experience. - Demonstrated conceptual and practical expertise in complex problem solving.
Nice to have
- Strong background in deposition process technology and hardware. - Plasma-related experience.
Skills: process engineering, hardware characterization, troubleshoot complex problems, film properties, deposition process technology
This role has been open 103 days — well above the 50-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Deposition Process
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Open roles in category
67
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$142k
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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 (67 roles · 21 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 67 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1122 | 10066 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 63 d | 50 d (+13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $142k |
Skills observed across this category: process engineering, hardware characterization, troubleshoot complex problems, film properties, deposition process technology
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 18 open roles · median 32 d
- Lam Research · 12 open roles · median 23 d
- ASM International · 10 open roles · median 63 d
- STMicroelectronics · 5 open roles · median 23 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 23 d
- Vishay Intertechnology · 2 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 67 open Process Engineering (Deposition Process) roles from 21 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.