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Semiconductor Process Engineer

Corning · Corning, NY

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Level
Engineer
Team
Process
Base pay
$67k–$92k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level process role at Corning (industrial) in Corning, NY. Hands-on experience with processes such as deposition, photolithography, etch, plating, anneal, cleaning, bonding, or metrology.

They ask for
3+ years · degree required
Tools it names
SPC, DOE
Base pay
$67k–$92k

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Process Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $85k–$125k. This one lists $67k–$92k.

Median of the low and high ends of 33 live postings that list pay, out of 45 process engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 44 other live process postings in New York.

Base pay
About 29% below similar roles

Typical $92k–$134k, from 32 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Root cause 56%
  • ✓ DOE 49%
  • Lean 38%
  • ✓ SPC 36%
  • Six Sigma 24%
  • New product launch 22%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Key Responsibilities

  • ◆Process Execution & Tool Operation
  • ◆Run process tools, execute qualified recipes, and support equipment uptime through routine checks and basic troubleshooting.
  • ◆Development Builds & Data Collection
  • ◆Support engineering builds and DOE execution by preparing materials, running split conditions, and tracking process flow.
  • ◆Metrology & Documentation
  • ◆Perform metrology, record process data, and maintain accurate sample and tool documentation.
  • ◆Cleanroom Operations
  • ◆Maintain cleanroom discipline, material traceability, and contamination-control practices while supporting overall lab operations.

Experiences/Education - Required

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree with hands-on semiconductor or microfabrication experience, OR an Associate’s degree with 2-3 years of relevant technical experience
  • ✓Experience in a cleanroom, process development lab, pilot line, or manufacturing environment
  • ✓Hands-on experience with processes such as deposition, photolithography, etch, plating, anneal, cleaning, bonding, or metrology
  • ✓Ability to follow process documentation, SOPs, travelers, and equipment instructions

Experiences/Education - Desired

  • ✓Experience in semiconductor process development, engineering builds, pilot-line operations, or low-volume manufacturing
  • ✓Experience with glass, ceramics, or other non-silicon substrates
  • ✓Experience with SPC, DOE execution, recipe management, and process troubleshooting
  • ✓Experience supporting process qualification and change implementation with scientists

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $67,204.00 - $92,406.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

A job that shapes a life.

Corning offers you the total package.

  • ✓Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
  • ✓As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
  • ✓Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
  • ✓Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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Requisition Number: 79655

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Role Purpose

  • •Support semiconductor and optoelectronic process integration across deposition, lithography, etch, metallization, thermal processing, and substrate handling in semiconductor fabrication lab.
  • •Operate and sustain process tools and qualified recipes to enable stable, repeatable substrate processing.
  • •Work with scientists to execute process experiments, collect metrology data, and support troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

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