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Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.\nOur award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.\nResponsibilities\nKeysight Technologies, the world's premier measurement company, has an opening for R&D Process Technician position at the High Frequency Technology Center in Santa Rosa, California. Live in beautiful Sonoma County amongst vineyards, redwood forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline while working on state-of-the-art ICs and devices.\nR&D Wafer Fab Process Technician at HFTC is responsible for assisting engineers in process development and sustaining of custom, cutting edge, micro and nano-fabrication technologies for high performance microwave and millimeter-wave applications. The technologies include InP and GaAs-based HBTs, HEMTs, BOLT, and other advanced electronic components that enable key competitive differentiation of Keysight’s industry-leading RF, microwave, and high bit rate instruments.\nThe focus of this position will be on plasma dry etch, PECVD, wet etch, electroplating, and other related processes. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:\nPerform plasma etch, PECVD, wet etch, or plating on production and engineering (MST) wafers\nPerform routine system qualifications, including particle check & process characterization \nPerform data entry, data analysis, and basic SPC (Statistical Process Control) tasks\nOversee the management of test wafers required for process qualification\nAssist engineers with NTI, corrective actions, and continuous process improvement projects\nPerform experiments with minimal instructions from process engineers and summarize data in Excel spreadsheets or other data analysis tools\nPerform visual inspection of IC wafers, record observations and provide detailed feedback to engineers\nTrain other operators and help administer training certification\nOperate metrology equipment for process characterization and diagnosis - e.g. optical microscope, profilometer, ellipsometer, interferometer, SEM, and other metrology equipment\nExecute other related IC processes as needed \nPrepare and write equipment and process documentation\nParticipate in capital equipment acquisition\nQualifications\nJob Qualifications\nMinimum high school graduate with strong aptitude in science and math. Junior college or B.S. degree in STEM field is highly preferred.\nMinimum 3 years of experience in plasma etching, plasma deposition, wet etch, metal deposition, plating, and other related wafer fab processes.\nHands-on experience with advanced semiconductor device fabrication is required and specific skills in III-V semiconductor processing is preferred.\nKnowledge & experience with statistical process control and design of experiments is a valued qualification.\nCandidates must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and communication (oral & written) skills for successful inter and intra-group interactions.\nSelf-motivated to learn new things on your own or through training, and a willingness to teach that knowledge to the rest of the team\nPay Range:\nUSD $72,140.00 - USD $120,230.00 Year\nNote: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region\nThis role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program\nUS Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:\nMedical, dental and vision\nHealth Savings Account\nHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\nLife, Accident, Disability insurance\nBusiness Travel Accident and Business Travel Health\n401(k) Plan\nFlexible Time Off, Paid Holidays\nPaid Family Leave\nDiscounts, Perks\nTuition Reimbursement\nAdoption Assistance\nESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)\nRestricted Stock Units\nCareers Privacy Statement ***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***\nKeysight Technologies, the world's premier measurement company, has an opening for R&D Process Technician position at the High Frequency Technology Center in Santa Rosa, California. Live in beautiful Sonoma County amongst vineyards, redwood forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline while working on state-of-the-art ICs and devices.\nR&D Wafer Fab Process Technician at HFTC is responsible for assisting engineers in process development and sustaining of custom, cutting edge, micro and nano-fabrication technologies for high performance microwave and millimeter-wave applications. The technologies include InP and GaAs-based HBTs, HEMTs, BOLT, and other advanced electronic components that enable key competitive differentiation of Keysight’s industry-leading RF, microwave, and high bit rate instruments.\nThe focus of this position will be on plasma dry etch, PECVD, wet etch, electroplating, and other related processes. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:\nPerform plasma etch, PECVD, wet etch, or plating on production and engineering (MST) wafers\nPerform routine system qualifications, including particle check & process characterization \nPerform data entry, data analysis, and basic SPC (Statistical Process Control) tasks\nOversee the management of test wafers required for process qualification\nAssist engineers with NTI, corrective actions, and continuous process improvement projects\nPerform experiments with minimal instructions from process engineers and summarize data in Excel spreadsheets or other data analysis tools\nPerform visual inspection of IC wafers, record observations and provide detailed feedback to engineers\nTrain other operators and help administer training certification\nOperate metrology equipment for process characterization and diagnosis - e.g. optical microscope, profilometer, ellipsometer, interferometer, SEM, and other metrology equipment\nExecute other related IC processes as needed \nPrepare and write equipment and process documentation\nParticipate in capital equipment acquisition\nJob Qualifications\nMinimum high school graduate with strong aptitude in science and math. Junior college or B.S. degree in STEM field is highly preferred.\nMinimum 3 years of experience in plasma etching, plasma deposition, wet etch, metal deposition, plating, and other related wafer fab processes.\nHands-on experience with advanced semiconductor device fabrication is required and specific skills in III-V semiconductor processing is preferred.\nKnowledge & experience with statistical process control and design of experiments is a valued qualification.\nCandidates must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and communication (oral & written) skills for successful inter and intra-group interactions.\nSelf-motivated to learn new things on your own or through training, and a willingness to teach that knowledge to the rest of the team\nPay Range:\nUSD $72,140.00 - USD $120,230.00 Year\nNote: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region\nThis role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program\nUS Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:\nMedical, dental and vision\nHealth Savings Account\nHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\nLife, Accident, Disability insurance\nBusiness Travel Accident and Business Travel Health\n401(k) Plan\nFlexible Time Off, Paid Holidays\nPaid Family Leave\nDiscounts, Perks\nTuition Reimbursement\nAdoption Assistance\nESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)\nRestricted Stock Units\nCareers Privacy Statement ***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***","description_format":"text","description_chars":7866,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible time off","Parental leave","Restricted stock units"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Chemical Engineering","Simulation & Digital Twin Software","Custom Software Development"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-11T03:56:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":85,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.846,"p_room":1,"age_days":20,"expected_fill_days":82,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":120230,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/keysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/keysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T20:19:53Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":26906,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":53596},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=53596"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fkeysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fkeysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fkeysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/keysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fkeysight-ic-wafer-fab-process-engineering-technician"}]}