# Staff Process Development Engineer, Etch

**Company:** [Fab2](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fab2)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $90k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Semiconductor Processing, Dry Etching, Thin-Film Deposition, Lithography, Nanofabrication, Cleanroom Operations, Process Recipes, Metrology, Ellipsometry, Profilometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Process Data Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-09-04

> Leads hands-on development and optimization of semiconductor etch and thin-film fabrication processes, designing experiments, operating cleanroom tools, and troubleshooting recipes and equipment. Requires a PhD and 10 years of nanofabrication experience or equivalent expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and run semiconductor etching and thin-film fabrication experiments in the lab.
- Review academic papers and technical literature to inform experimental design.
- Learn and operate semiconductor tools, including etch, deposition, lithography, and metrology systems.
- Develop, transfer, and optimize process recipes across platforms, focusing on consistency, yield, and throughput.
- Analyze process data, troubleshoot recipe and equipment issues, and document findings and results.

## Requirements
- PhD and 10 years of experience, or equivalent, developing nanofabrication processes, device flows, and mentoring technical teams.
- Experience operating dry etch, thin-film deposition, and lithography tools.
- Hands-on cleanroom experience with multi-step fabrication flows.
- Experience developing and optimizing recipes for dry etch, thin-film deposition, or lithography.
- Familiarity with metrology techniques and tools such as ellipsometry, profilometry, and SEM.

## Nice-to-haves
- Mechanical or maintenance experience with fab tools.
- Full device-flow experience.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary range: $165,000–$220,000.
- Equity compensation.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off, including holidays and sick time.
- Visa sponsorship.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Commuter benefits.
- Office meals and stocked kitchen.

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