Process Support Engineer - Dallas-Richardson, TX, United States
$128,000 - $176,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 25 September 2026.
About the role
As a Process Support Engineer (PSE), you will guide products through their lifecycle from concept to qualification, providing customer support through on-site installations, system diagnoses, service, and repair of complex systems. The role involves working across technologies including Chemical Vapor Deposition, Atomic Layer Deposition, Plasma Reactive Ion Etch, Physical Vapor Deposition, Anneal, and Implant.
What you'll do
- Serve as the liaison between the customer and the Business Unit for assigned projects, ensuring customer issues are understood and applicable solutions are delivered. - Work closely with customers to optimize tool performance to meet specific process and integration requirements. - Check and approve operational quality of system equipment while instructing customers in system operation and maintenance. - Provide on-site customer support for installations, troubleshooting, diagnoses, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems. - Create hypothesis experiments and design of experiments (DOEs), analyze statistical data, and compile reports with conclusions on process engineering experiments. - Perform root cause analyses to troubleshoot complex equipment problems and resolve process engineering issues.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field. - Minimum 4 - 7 years in semiconductor capital equipment or similar high-tech industry. - Knowledge of 3 or more processes on 1 or more technologies. - Hands-on technical experience with system troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and equipment repair.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of experience in Applications or Process Engineering.
This role has been open 102 days — well above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3898
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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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 (3898 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 674 | 3898 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1150 | 10037 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 55 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 674 open roles · median 50 d
- Lam Research · 578 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 285 open roles · median 46 d
- KLA Corporation · 248 open roles · median 70 d
- ASML · 188 open roles · median 71 d
- ASM International · 165 open roles · median 89 d
How we counted: 3898 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.