Senior Engineer, Field Process
Develop, optimize, and transfer ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, and LPCVD processes across Hillsboro, OR and Austin, TX.
Originally posted 24 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Engineer, Field Process, you will develop, optimize, and transfer ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, and LPCVD processes, serving as the technical link between customer engineering teams and ASM's global Business Unit. Following an initial 6-9 month training assignment in Hillsboro, OR, you will relocate to Austin, TX to support the startup of a new fab.
What you'll do
- Lead the introduction and transfer of new deposition processes and hardware to the customer site, supporting New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Partner with field hardware engineers and Business Unit teams to troubleshoot products and develop proposals for process or hardware improvements.
- Design and execute on-site experiments with the customer, driving development, integration, and continuous improvement projects.
- Analyze baseline system and process performance to identify gaps relative to technology-node requirements.
- Perform structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis on process or system nonconformances.
- Support process transfer to high-volume manufacturing (HVM) fabs by creating and sharing best-known methods (BKMs) and documentation.
What you'll need
- MS degree with 4 years of experience, or a PhD with 0 years of experience in materials science, chemical engineering, or physics.
- Experience processing, developing, or characterizing thin films in thermal ALD, plasma ALD, plasma CVD, Epitaxy, or LPCVD reactors.
- Structured problem-analysis skills using methodologies such as KT, FMEA, Ishikawa, or 7-step.
- Experience designing, running, and interpreting DOEs and statistical experiments.
- Familiarity with semiconductor device applications, vacuum techniques, metrology, and thin-film characterization.
- Willingness to train on-site for 6-9 months in Hillsboro, OR, relocate to Austin, TX, and travel as needed.
Skills: ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, LPCVD reactors, thin films, process development
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This role has been open 131 days — well above the 47-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Deposition Process
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Open roles in category
67
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Median days open
47 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$139k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (67 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 67 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 270 | 10093 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 77 d | 47 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $139k |
Skills observed across this category: ALD, PEALD, PECVD, Epitaxy, LPCVD reactors, thin films
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 13 open roles · median 25 d
- Lam Research · 12 open roles · median 36 d
- ASM International (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 76 d
- STMicroelectronics · 6 open roles · median 27 d
- Applied Materials · 4 open roles · median 21 d
- KLA Corporation · 2 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 67 open Process Engineering (Deposition Process) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 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.