Process Engineer
Wolfspeed · Durham, NC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Wolfspeed (industrial) in Durham, NC.
- Tools it names
- MES
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Process Engineer roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $77k–$89k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 27 process engineer openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 26 other live process postings in North Carolina.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 30%
- SPC 26%
- Team leadership 22%
- Six Sigma 22%
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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 Durham
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Full description from WolfspeedAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
The Day-to-Day
Lead multi-functional projects and teams focusing on sustaining and improving critical fab processes and tools utilization.
Lead and participate in new tools installations, designs, and characterizations.
Provide expertise for new products and processes rollouts.
Monitor daily WIP charts and respond to trend shifts/abnormal processing events.
Establish and leverage relationships across various fab teams.
Strategize and prioritize own work and work of reporting technicians.
This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements)
Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences or related field.
Strong decision-making ability based on timely and thorough data analysis
Able to adapt to a fast-changing, high volume manufacturing environment
Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
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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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 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
Wolfspeed is looking for a resourceful, hands-on, problem-solving Process Engineer with the capacity to quickly grasp and resolve a wide range of technical challenges. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast paced, deadline-oriented atmosphere and be capable and willing to work in a team of scientists, engineers and technicians. Successful candidates must have hands-on experience in setting up, operating, and troubleshooting semiconductor processing tools such as scrubbers, defect inspection, metrology tools and sorters. User level experience of fab-wide systems (SPACE, CMMS, MES) is required. Semiconductor processes understanding is strongly desired. Candidates with excellent communication, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills will be given the utmost priority.