Process Engineer
Zealogics.com · San Jose, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Zealogics.com (industrial) in San Jose, CA. Design, execute, and document test cases for software features, system integrations, and product releases.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $124k–$171k.
Median of the low and high ends of 48 live postings that list pay, out of 79 process engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 78 other live process postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $122k–$171k, from 47 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 47%
- ✓ Team leadership 27%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%
- DOE 24%
- SPC 23%
- New product launch 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Zealogics.comAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
Responsible for validating software features and system functionality through close collaboration with application representatives, software development teams, and product stakeholders. Owns the end-to-end testing process, including
requirements
definition, test planning, execution, defect tracking, and validation reporting to ensure software quality and successful product deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Collaborate with application representatives and stakeholders to gather, clarify, and align product
requirements
and acceptance criteria.
- ✓Develop and maintain comprehensive requirement specifications, test plans, and test reports to ensure proper verification and traceability.
- ✓Design, execute, and document test cases for software features, system integrations, and product releases.
- ✓Perform on-tool testing and validation activities in production-representative environments to verify system performance and functionality.
- ✓Work closely with software development teams to investigate, reproduce, analyze, and resolve software defects.
- ✓Support debugging activities by collecting logs, analyzing test results, and providing detailed feedback to accelerate issue resolution.
- ✓Track testing progress, identify risks, and communicate test status and quality metrics to project stakeholders.
- ✓Validate fixes and perform regression testing to ensure product stability and release readiness.
- ✓Contribute to process improvements for software validation, testing methodologies, and quality assurance practices.
Experience
- ✓1-3 years experience in related fields is a plus for candidates, including IC manufacturing, semiconductor process technology, ebeam inspection / metrology or equivalent experience.
- ✓Hands-on experience on semiconductor process or equipment is preferred.
- ✓Fast learner with strong self-motivation to grow technically; be able to perform job at high standard with minimum supervision, and demonstrated ability to thrive in a high pressure and fast paced environment.