Systems Engineer 4
$88,000 - $194,000 USD yearly
Defectivity analysis and particle reduction for platform engineering in etch, deposition, and clean equipment.
Originally posted November 12, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is for a Systems Engineer specializing in defectivity analysis within the platform engineering product development group. The position supports semiconductor fabrication equipment development for etch, deposition, and clean markets with a focus on understanding, preventing, and reducing on-wafer particles.
What you'll do
- Manage design tradeoffs regarding material choices, gas delivery, and potential sources of particle contamination.
- Develop system and subsystem defectivity requirements, acceptance criteria, and verification plans.
- Identify and resolve particle, contamination, and defectivity risks across equipment subsystems and engineering disciplines.
- Design experiments to characterize subsystems and perform hands-on lab work.
- Analyze data using Statistical Analysis of Variation and SPC methods.
- Present test plans, test data, technical proposals, and design tradeoffs.
What you'll need
- Experience with semiconductor fabrication equipment, wafer processing, contamination control, or yield and defect engineering.
- Experience using wafer inspection or defect review data to characterize particles, classify signatures, and isolate sources.
- Python coding experience with file parsing, data analysis, and plotting.
- Demonstrated discipline in documentation and cross-functional hardware, controls, and software collaboration.
Nice to have
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience in engineering or a related field.
Skills: defectivity, contamination control, particle test, SPC, gas delivery
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First seen in our index 1 day ago, well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Metrology Inspection
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Open roles in category
227
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Median days since first seen
54 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$160k
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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 (227 roles · 24 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 21 | 227 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 830 | 10378 · 119 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 25 d | 54 d (+29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $160k |
Skills observed across this category: defectivity, contamination control, particle test, SPC, gas delivery
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation · 88 open roles · median 57 d
- Applied Materials · 31 open roles · median 56 d
- Onto Innovation · 23 open roles · median 57 d
- Lam Research (this employer) · 21 open roles · median 25 d
- Entegris · 9 open roles · median 107 d
- Micron Technology · 9 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 227 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Metrology Inspection) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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, and is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.