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Process Engineer, Thin Films

Wolfspeed

Marcy, NYFull-time$81–111K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$81–111K/yr
Location
Marcy, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Process Engineer, Thin Films will develop, qualify, and optimize thin-film processes at Wolfspeed’s automated Silicon Carbide Wafer Fab. The role focuses on improving processes and equipment to support device performance, yield, and quality, and partners with Product Engineering and R&D on product and process introductions. The engineer will define experiments, analyze data, present updates, and occasionally travel to manufacturing sites and vendor locations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Semiconductor Fabrication, requiredTechnical Writing, requiredPresentations, required

Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent, required

Benefits

Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Marcy, New York

Full time

26-918

At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

  • Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.

  • Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.

  • Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.

  • Student? We offer continuing education assistance.

  • Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here’s the Gist:

In this role you will develop, qualify, and optimize Thin Film processes within Wolfspeed’s new state of the art, highly automated, Silicon Carbide Wafer Fab. The engineering team is expected to continuously improve processes and equipment to ensure exemplary device performance, yield, and quality, while partnering with Product Engineering and R&D to provide effective introduction of multiple industry-leading product and process introductions.

The Day-to-Day

  • Challenge the team to drive best in class technical performance, yield, and quality

  • Define and execute experiments using DoE methodology, analyzing data with sound statistical methodologies, all to drive process, efficiency, and quality improvements

  • Use skills in predictive failure mode identification and problem-solving, aligned to automotive standard methodologies, to benefit the introduction and sustaining of innovative technologies

  • Present technical data and project updates to peers and management in both casual and formal environments.

  • Travel occasionally to various manufacturing sites and vendor locations to learn and share knowledge

  • Exhibit strong communication and relationship building skills to ensure crisp execution on projects, with high efficiency and quality.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Equivalent

  • Knowledge of processes and equipment used in semiconductor fabrication

  • Proficient in technical writing and presentations

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

To put it legally – Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.

We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The posted salary range is what Wolfspeed reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual pay for a hired applicant will be determined based on the individual’s job-relevant qualifications, experience, and other determinative factors. In the event it is determined that a different job level upon hire is warranted then that range will be communicated to the hired applicant as soon as reasonably practicable.

Compensation Range:

$81,000.00 - $111,000.00

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies.

After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.

If you require an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact accessHR at +1 (919) 407-7333

How this job compares

Set against the 3,186 open Process Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$81–111K/yr
  • New York median$93–134K/yr135 salary ranges
  • US median$95–143K/yr1,685 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $96K, is 17% below the New York median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Process Engineer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 174 open Process Engineer jobs in New York and 3,186 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Process Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,537 postings).
Education
1,954 of the 3,186 open Process Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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