Senior Engineer, Field Process (Richardson, TX)
Originally posted 27 August 2026 by the employer.
Focus on epitaxy systems at a key customer site.
About the role
As a Senior Field Process Engineer, you will lead process development, technology transfers, and new product introductions on ASM epitaxy systems at a strategic customer site. You will act as the primary technical liaison between the customer’s engineering teams and ASM's global product and R&D organizations.
What you'll do
- Lead on-site process development, optimization, and troubleshooting activities on ASM epitaxy systems.
- Design, execute, and analyze experiments to support new process development, continuous improvement, tool matching, and issue resolution.
- Partner with customer engineering teams to understand current and future technology requirements.
- Lead process transfers from ASM R&D to customer qualification and manufacturing sites.
- Manage technical projects from planning through successful execution and customer acceptance.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor and primary process interface for the customer.
What you'll need
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Physical Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of semiconductor process engineering experience.
- Strong knowledge of epitaxial deposition processes, thin-film characterization, semiconductor devices, and vacuum systems.
- Experience designing and executing experiments using DOE methodologies and statistical analysis techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex process and equipment issues using structured problem-solving tools such as KT, FMEA, 7-Step, or Ishikawa methodologies.
- Excellent communication, customer-facing, and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Skills: epitaxy systems, process development, technology transfers, customer site, DOE, troubleshooting
This role has been open 49 days — well below the 78-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Deposition Process
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Open roles in category
108
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Median days open
78 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 | ASM International | All employers we track in this specialty (108 roles · 18 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 28 | 108 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 261 | 9867 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 71 d | 78 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: epitaxy systems, process development, technology transfers, customer site, DOE, troubleshooting
Who's hiring in this category
- ASM International (this employer) · 28 open roles · median 71 d
- Applied Materials · 20 open roles · median 50 d
- Lam Research · 20 open roles · median 79 d
- Micron Technology · 6 open roles · median 106 d
- onsemi · 5 open roles · median 13 d
- Veeco Instruments · 5 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 108 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Deposition Process) roles from 18 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.