# Staff Process Development Engineer

**Company:** [Fab2](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fab2)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $165k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** nanofabrication, thin film deposition, dry etch, lithography, metrology, ellipsometry, profilometry, sem, cleanroom, recipe development, Process Optimization
**Posted:** 2026-07-28

> Staff Process Development Engineer responsible for designing and executing experiments to develop novel semiconductor and thin-film fabrication methods in a cleanroom environment. Requires PhD + 10 years hands-on nanofabrication experience, recipe development across deposition/etch/lithography, and tool operation.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work in the lab to design and run experiments alongside senior process engineers
- Read academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design; whiteboard ideas and iterate quickly
- Learn and operate a range of semiconductor tools, including deposition, etch, lithography, and metrology systems
- Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms with a focus on consistency, yield, and throughput
- Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe or equipment issues, and clearly document findings and results for the team

## Requirements
- PhD + 10 years of experience (or equivalent) developing nanofabrication processes, device flows, and mentoring technical teams
- Experience operating thin film deposition, dry etch, and lithography tools
- Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows
- Recipe development and optimization for some subset of thin film deposition, dry etch, or lithography
- Familiarity with key metrology such as ellipsometry, profilometry, SEM, etc.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Mechanical or maintenance experience with fab tools
- Full device‐flow experience

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary range: $165,000 – $220,000 (determined based on qualifications and experience)
- Generous equity in fab2
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time
- Visa Sponsorship
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
- Commuter Benefits including Parking and Late Night Uber rides from the office
- Lunches daily, Dinners 3x per week, Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks and Spindrifts

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