Process Engineer, Thin Films
Wolfspeed · Marcy, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $81k–$111k
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Wolfspeed (industrial) in Marcy, NY. 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.
- Tools it names
- DOE
- Base pay
- $81k–$111k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $96k–$140k. This one lists $81k–$111k.
Median of the low and high ends of 15 live postings that list pay, out of 22 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 21 other live process postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 20% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $100k–$140k, from 14 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 50%
- ✓ DOE 36%
- Lean 36%
- SPC 27%
- Team leadership 23%
- Six Sigma 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Wolfspeed
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Wolfspeed in Marcy
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Full description from WolfspeedAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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.
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
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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.