TEM Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
Support process activities through daily TEM analysis at atomic resolution.
About the role
As a TEM Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will perform daily TEM analysis, including microstructure and chemical analysis using electron diffraction, EDS, and EELS to support all BU process activities in AMAT.
What you'll do
- Perform daily TEM analysis, including microstructure and chemical analysis using electron diffraction, EDS, and EELS.
- Develop solutions to device characterization at atomic resolution with high accuracy and reliability.
- Apply existing and newly developed technologies to solve challenging process issues and support critical technology development projects.
- Correlate atomic scale structural and chemical information with processing, physical modeling, and device performance.
- Drive technology roadmap through collaboration with instrument vendors, industry, and internal teams.
- Collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, and troubleshoot engineering issues.
What you'll need
- Strong background and experience in materials characterization using TEM.
- Programming skills using AI and Python.
- Experience in creative problem solving and innovative solutions.
- Excellent knowledge in semiconductor, crystallography and diffraction.
- PhD degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a semiconductor-related field.
Skills: TEM analysis, microstructure, chemical analysis, electron diffraction, semiconductor process
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 77-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1044
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (1044 roles · 58 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 77 | 1044 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1090 | 9732 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 76 d | 77 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: TEM analysis, microstructure, chemical analysis, electron diffraction, semiconductor process
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 347 open roles · median 155 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 79 open roles · median 76 d
- GlobalFoundries · 67 open roles · median 108 d
- Texas Instruments · 53 open roles · median 44 d
- STMicroelectronics · 48 open roles · median 43 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 1044 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 58 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.