Process Engineer New College Grad - BS/MS Degree (Santa Clara, CA)
$100,000 - $136,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Process Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
What you'll do
- Design, collect data, analyze, and compile reports on moderately difficult process engineering experiments. - Perform hardware characterization on moderately difficult systems. - Troubleshoot challenging but manageable problems, perform Root Cause Analysis, and resolve process engineering issues. - Measure film properties and organize data/reports for review. - Generate internal documentation for products, presentations, and technical reports. - Communicate and engage with customers to resolve moderately difficult process engineering issues or concerns, under general supervision.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field. - 2-4 years of related experience.
Skills: design manufacturing processes, optimize manufacturing processes, hardware characterization, troubleshoot engineering issues, measure film properties
This role has been open 44 days — well below the 77-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1041
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$139k
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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 (1041 roles · 57 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 72 | 1041 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1109 | 9855 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 75 d | 77 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $139k |
Skills observed across this category: design manufacturing processes, optimize manufacturing processes, hardware characterization, troubleshoot engineering issues, measure film properties
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 358 open roles · median 140 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 79 open roles · median 78 d
- GlobalFoundries · 72 open roles · median 113 d
- Texas Instruments · 51 open roles · median 49 d
- STMicroelectronics · 47 open roles · median 49 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 1041 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 57 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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.