Process Engineer - Wet Etch
$100,000 - $142,000 USD yearly
About the role
This role involves sustaining, improving, and developing wet etch processes in a high-volume manufacturing facility.
What you'll do
- Sustain and improve wet etch processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Develop and implement new wet etch capabilities and process enhancements.
- Troubleshoot and solve yield issues, and ramp new process technologies from R&D to volume manufacturing.
- Characterize and qualify new equipment, equipment upgrades, and process technologies.
- Interface with global counterparts to benchmark and improve etch processes and procedures.
- Support the Integration team and Quality organization to ensure technologies meet qualification and reliability requirements.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Solid State Physics, or related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of wet etch principles, theories, concepts, tools, and techniques.
- 3+ years of wet etch process engineering experience (2+ years with advanced degree).
- Expertise in poly and/or metal etch with experience using LAM2300, AMAT DPS, and/or LAM9600 tools.
- Experience with design of experiment techniques, data analysis, and statistical analysis software (e.g., JMP).
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in relevant field.
- Six sigma certifications.
- Knowledge of PROMIS WIP management and JMP statistical analysis software.
- Experience with lean manufacturing, FMEAs, and 8D problem-solving processes.
Skills: wet etch, high-volume manufacturing, process development, yield issues, equipment qualification, statistical analysis
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This role has been open 89 days — well above the 62-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1026
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Median days open
62 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$135k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Tower Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (1026 roles · 55 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 1026 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 48 | 10057 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 83 d | 62 d (+21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $135k |
Skills observed across this category: wet etch, high-volume manufacturing, process development, yield issues, equipment qualification, statistical analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 292 open roles · median 122 d
- Applied Materials · 67 open roles · median 74 d
- Texas Instruments · 59 open roles · median 66 d
- GlobalFoundries · 51 open roles · median 72 d
- STMicroelectronics · 49 open roles · median 61 d
- Entegris · 46 open roles · median 39 d
How we counted: 1026 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 55 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 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.