Process Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 October 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 to resolve complex process engineering issues or concerns
- Implement new technology, products, and analytical instrumentation
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
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 76-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1036
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Median days open
76 d
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Median salary
$138k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (1036 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 74 | 1036 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1115 | 9915 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 71 d | 76 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $138k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 356 open roles · median 133 d
- GlobalFoundries · 75 open roles · median 115 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 71 open roles · median 76 d
- Texas Instruments · 54 open roles · median 51 d
- STMicroelectronics · 49 open roles · median 50 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 35 d
How we counted: 1036 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.