ETCH Process Support Engineer

About the role

As a Process Support Engineer (PSE), you'll play a critical role in guiding products through their entire lifecycle, from initial concept to final qualification. You will provide high‑visibility customer support through on‑site installations, system diagnoses, and the service and repair of complex systems and equipment.

Key responsibilities

• Provide high‑visibility customer support through on‑site installations, system diagnoses, and service/repair of complex equipment.
• Work closely with customers to develop leading‑edge processes for advanced semiconductor chips.
• Create hypothesis experiments and design of experiments (DOE), analyze data with statistics, and compile reports with high‑level conclusions.
• Troubleshoot complex problems, perform root‑cause analyses, and resolve difficult process engineering and customer product issues.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and customers to achieve goals and build trusted relationships.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, physics, materials engineering, electrical engineering, optoelectronics or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in the semiconductor fab or equipment industry.
• Proficiency in English communication.
• Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in a related field.

Required skills

• Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
• Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
• Plasma Reactive Ion Etch (RIE)
• Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
• Anneal and Implant processes
• Design of Experiments (DOE) and hypothesis testing
• Statistical data analysis and root‑cause analysis

What we offer

Location: Hwaseong‑Lucestar, Korea. You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth while tackling challenging, innovative solutions for customers. Applied Materials empowers teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible and provides programs that support personal and professional wellbeing at work, at home, and wherever you may be.