Sr. Process Engineer
$104,000 - $231,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role conducts process engineering research, development, and evaluation for semiconductor etch and deposition equipment and systems.
What you'll do
- Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of semiconductor equipment and systems.
- Review and enhance processing techniques and methods applied in product manufacturing and fabrication.
- Develop and sustain new processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.
- Compile and analyze test data to establish process development steps and determine limits and variables for process specifications.
- Collaborate internally to plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos for existing process applications.
- Partner cross-functionally and with customers to understand roadmaps, process flow, inflection points, requirements, and business challenges.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field with 6+ years of experience, or a PhD with 3+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
- Experience developing advanced process formulations and defining equipment hardware to meet processing requirements.
- Background in evaluating test data and coordinating design requirements to ensure compatibility of processing methods.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.
- In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or other similar scientific computing language.
- Experience with statistical tools such as JMP or Minitab.
- Background in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), or Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD).
- Background in Plasma Physics, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), Atomic Layer Etching (ALE), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), or Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP).
- Knowledge of material synthesis and material characterization.
- Experience in process design, deposition, etch dielectrics or conductor, and metal films.
Skills: ALD, CVD, RIE, etch, deposition, SPC, DOE
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1038
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Median days open
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$137k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (1038 roles · 55 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 47 | 1038 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 798 | 10181 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 32 d | 63 d (−31 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $137k |
Skills observed across this category: ALD, CVD, RIE, etch, deposition, SPC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 291 open roles · median 124 d
- Applied Materials · 67 open roles · median 73 d
- Texas Instruments · 63 open roles · median 68 d
- STMicroelectronics · 52 open roles · median 63 d
- Entegris · 51 open roles · median 39 d
- GlobalFoundries · 50 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 1038 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 55 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.