Process Support Engineer II - Dallas-Richardson, TX, United States
$86,500 - $119,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 19 October 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, diagnoses, and equipment service. This role supports technologies including Chemical Vapor Deposition, Atomic Layer Deposition, Plasma Reactive Ion Etch, Physical Vapor Deposition, Anneal, and Implant.
What you'll do
- Serve as liaison between the customer and the Business Unit for assigned projects to understand customer issues and deliver solutions. - Work with customers to optimize tool performance to meet process and integration requirements. - Check and approve operational quality of system equipment, instructing customers on system operation and maintenance. - Provide on-site customer support for installation, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems. - Create hypothesis experiments and design of experiments (DOEs), analyzing statistical data to compile reports and resolve process engineering issues.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field. - Minimum 5 years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment or a similar high-tech industry. - Knowledge of 3 or more processes on 1 or more technologies (such as Chemical Vapor Deposition, Atomic Layer Deposition, Plasma Reactive Ion Etch, Physical Vapor Deposition, Anneal, or Implant). - Ability to perform root cause analyses and troubleshoot process engineering and customer product issues.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience in Applications or Process Engineering.
This role has been open 61 days — slightly above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
|
Open roles in category
3786
|
Median days open
55 d
|
Median salary
$126k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3786 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 627 | 3786 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1124 | 9979 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 55 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 621 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 565 open roles · median 45 d
- Micron Technology · 284 open roles · median 46 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 69 d
- ASML · 190 open roles · median 73 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 87 d
How we counted: 3786 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.