Process Support Engineer (Semiconductor Equipment)

About the role

Applied Materials is hiring a Process Support Engineer (PSE) for its Beijing office, with similar openings in Hefei, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi'an. The PSE guides products through their lifecycle from concept to qualification, supports customers on site with installations, system diagnosis and repair of complex equipment, and works with customers and R&D teams to develop processes for advanced semiconductor chips. The position is full-time and open to recent graduates.

Key responsibilities

• Support customers on semiconductor processes, including new equipment qualification, process tuning, acceptance support and mass production introduction.
• Analyze data, identify failure mechanisms, locate root causes and define improvement plans to close out complex process problems.
• Develop and optimize process parameters for new products, applications or customer needs, supporting yield and integration targets.
• Design and run technical experiments, collect and analyze data, and write technical reports and summaries for material or customer communication.
• Work with process, equipment, integration teams and internal engineering, application and product teams.
• Provide equipment setup guidance, process menu operation standards and parameter maintenance advice, and deliver training and safety certification.
• Follow company and customer safety, environmental, quality and confidentiality requirements.

Required profile

• Master's or PhD graduate (class of 2027) in microelectronics, physics, chemistry, materials science, materials engineering, electronic science and technology, integrated circuits, semiconductor devices or optical engineering.
• Good foundation in semiconductor process, device physics, materials or data analysis, and interest in semiconductor equipment and manufacturing.
• Fluent English, able to read technical documents and communicate in basic English.
• Ability to travel domestically 20-40% of the time; relocation is not eligible.

Required skills

• Basic semiconductor process knowledge and data analysis ability.
• Logical analysis, experimental design and problem-solving skills.
• Communication and teamwork, and ability to adapt to customer sites.