Senior Process Technician - Austin, TX, United States
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer.
Support daily Thin Films–Etch production operations.
About the role
This role involves hands-on problem solving, equipment monitoring, and process support for daily Thin Films–Etch production operations.
What you'll do
- Address particle and thickness failures on production and qualification wafers.
- Assist operators with issues impacting production flow.
- Support equipment maintenance in identifying and resolving process related issues.
- Partner with process engineers on projects and improvement initiatives.
- Analyze inline process data (thickness, particle counts) and define action plans for equipment recovery.
- Run production tools as needed to maintain output targets.
What you'll need
- AA degree, technical certificate, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of directly related semiconductor manufacturing experience.
- Strong proficiency with Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Ability to interpret, follow, and adhere to company specifications and standard practices.
- Proven reliability, flexibility, and adaptability in a production environment.
- Capability to recommend potential spec changes or process improvements to module owners.
Nice to have
- Experience in Thin Films Operations, or process related experience.
- Hands on experience with Novellus, INOVA, Endura, P5000, Producer platforms.
- Familiarity with Metro equipment and adjustments, SPC, OCAPs, and standard work.
- E3 experience.
Skills: Thin Films–Etch, production operations, process related issues, inline process data, Novellus, INOVA
This role has been open 35 days — well below the 71-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Etch Process
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Open roles in category
72
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SkyWater Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (72 roles · 19 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 72 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 76 | 9889 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 71 d (−36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: Thin Films–Etch, production operations, process related issues, inline process data, Novellus, INOVA
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 34 open roles · median 78 d
- STMicroelectronics · 6 open roles · median 37 d
- Tower Semiconductor · 6 open roles · median 42 d
- Texas Instruments · 3 open roles · median 54 d
- Applied Materials · 2 open roles · median 24 d
- Entegris · 2 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 72 open Process Engineering (Etch Process) roles from 19 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.