Senior Semiconductor Metrology Engineer - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 18 March 2026 by the employer.
Lead inline metrology capabilities across XRD, SEM, and AFM tools for high-volume manufacturing.
About the role
This role leads an expansion of inline metrology capabilities at the Sherman, TX facility, supporting R&D and high-volume manufacturing. You will manage measurement recipes, tool qualifications, and process control across inline and offline metrology instruments.
What you'll do
- Develop, qualify, and maintain measurement recipes for inline and offline metrology tools covering thickness, roughness, composition, stress, and defect quantification. - Support metrology process control for materials moving through the production line, ensuring measurement accuracy, repeatability, and throughput. - Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, process excursions, and root causes, communicating findings to process engineering and operations teams. - Define, track, and report KPIs related to metrology capabilities, tool utilization, cycle time, and measurement uncertainty. - Perform tool qualifications, gauge R&R studies, and continuous improvement initiatives for measurement methodologies. - Interface with equipment vendors to maintain and service instruments, and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
What you'll need
- M.S. or Ph.D in Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field, typically with a minimum of 5 years of related experience. - Background in semiconductor metrology techniques including optical, X-ray, electron-beam, and bulk/surface analysis methods (such as XRD, SEM, AFM, and wafer level defect mapping and classification). - Experience setting up, optimizing, and maintaining measurement recipes on commercial metrology platforms. - Advanced data analysis skills in statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), and uncertainty analysis. - Proficiency with data analysis tools and programming environments such as Python, MATLAB, or JMP. - Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing flows and inline metrology integration.
Skills: semiconductor metrology, optical, X-ray, electron-beam, bulk/surface analysis, SPC, DOE
This role has been open 221 days — well above the 72-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1052
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Median days open
72 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 | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (1052 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 22 | 1052 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 156 | 10096 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 122 d | 72 d (+50 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: semiconductor metrology, optical, X-ray, electron-beam, bulk/surface analysis, SPC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 334 open roles · median 132 d
- GlobalFoundries · 88 open roles · median 89 d
- Applied Materials · 79 open roles · median 72 d
- Texas Instruments · 57 open roles · median 55 d
- STMicroelectronics · 50 open roles · median 48 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 44 d
How we counted: 1052 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 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.