Process Engineer III Senior - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 May 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 6 May 2026.
About the role
Applied Materials is hiring a Process Engineer III Senior in Santa Clara, CA. This role designs, executes, and analyzes complex process engineering experiments and conducts hardware characterization across various systems.
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 difficult process engineering issues. - Measure film properties and interpret data. - Implement new technology, products, and analytical instrumentation. - Communicate with customers under limited supervision, select vendors/suppliers, and serve as a resource for junior colleagues.
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
This role has been open 224 days — well above the 69-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1071
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Median days open
69 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 (1071 roles · 54 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 76 | 1071 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1157 | 10278 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 64 d | 69 d (−5 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
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 333 open roles · median 132 d
- GlobalFoundries · 91 open roles · median 86 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 76 open roles · median 64 d
- Texas Instruments · 57 open roles · median 56 d
- STMicroelectronics · 52 open roles · median 50 d
- Entegris · 45 open roles · median 40 d
How we counted: 1071 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 54 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.