Process Integration Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$147,000 - $202,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Process Engineers design and optimize manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. The role drives process integration for semiconductor and photonic devices, translating device architectures into manufacturable process flows.
What you'll do
- Lead process integration for semiconductor and photonic devices across development and pilot manufacturing. - Translate device architectures and design layouts into manufacturable process flows. - Define and track critical process parameters and integration metrics, partnering with module owners to optimize unit processes. - Own end-to-end integration flow execution, including process definition, build scheduling, risk assessment, and readiness. - Drive yield improvement, statistical process control (SPC), and continuous improvement processes (CIP) across complex fabrication flows. - Conduct optical, electrical, and tolerance analyses to improve device efficiency, scalability, and manufacturability.
What you'll need
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related discipline (or Master's degree with relevant industry experience). - Semiconductor process integration experience in a fab or foundry environment. - Understanding of semiconductor unit processes including lithography, etch, thin film deposition, metallization, implant, and CMP. - Experience in yield analysis, metrology, and SPC implementation. - Experience with simulation and design tools, such as Cadence, KLayout, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, COMSOL, or ANSYS.
Nice to have
- Experience in photonic devices, co-packaged optics (CPO), or optical interconnect technologies. - Background in advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration.
Skills: microLED, process development, film properties, hardware characterization, Applied Materials
This role has been open 199 days — well above the 71-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1049
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Median days open
71 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 (1049 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 79 | 1049 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1124 | 10037 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 72 d | 71 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: microLED, process development, film properties, hardware characterization, Applied Materials
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 333 open roles · median 131 d
- GlobalFoundries · 88 open roles · median 88 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 78 open roles · median 66 d
- Texas Instruments · 57 open roles · median 54 d
- STMicroelectronics · 50 open roles · median 47 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 1049 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.
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