Jobs at chip equipment makers: chip, hardware and process engineering roles

5,338 open roles at 65 chip equipment makers in 31 countries: Fab, process and manufacturing engineering (2,444), Equipment, test and field service (875), Product, program and leadership (740), Software, DevOps and IT (638). 5,308 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 1,742 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 31 Oct 2026
open roles
5,338
companies
65
open to any nationality
99%
median stated pay
$134k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Applied Materials1,305100%1,304
Lam Research847100%174
KLA Corporation79299%17
ASML494100%48
Teradyne36795%179
Advanced Energy186100%
FormFactor139100%
Onto Innovation126100%
MKS11499%7
Brooks Automation81100%1
Semitronix73100%
Cohu67100%
MSR-FSR60100%6
AIXTRON55100%
WGNSTAR52100%1

Newest roles

Teradyne

teradyne.com
teradyne.com · HQ: North Reading, United States · Collaborative Robots (Cobots) · Semiconductor Equipment · Test & Measurement Instruments · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1960 · NASDAQ: TER · Trust A · Hiring 456, 45 new
HQ: North Reading, United States · Collaborative Robots (Cobots) · Semiconductor Equipment · Test & Measurement Instruments · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1960 · NASDAQ: TER · Trust A · Hiring 456, 45 new
Teradyne is a manufacturer of automated test equipment for semiconductors and electronics. Its testers validate chips before they ship into consumer and automotive products, the company also owns collaborative robotics businesses, and it hires engineers, planners, sales managers and field specialists in the United States and Asia. The company is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, United States.
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Software Engineer Embedded Firmware (LitePoint, San Jose, CA)

$146k – $234k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Jose, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Middle
C++
Python
Chips/EDA
Advantest / Teradyne ATE
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago Visa sponsor 10 hours ago Hiring now · 90%

Embedded Software Engineering Manager (System Test, North Reading)

$180k – $288k per year · Lead · In office (North Reading, United States) · Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
Linux
Chips/EDA
Advantest / Teradyne ATE
Management
Agile
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MKS

mks.com
mks.com · HQ: Andover, United States · Chemical Manufacturing · Lasers & Laser Systems · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1961 · Trust B · Hiring 161, 28 new
HQ: Andover, United States · Chemical Manufacturing · Lasers & Laser Systems · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1961 · Trust B · Hiring 161, 28 new
MKS Instruments is an American company founded in 1961 that makes the instruments, subsystems and process control equipment inside semiconductor manufacturing tools, which means it sells mainly to the equipment makers rather than to chip fabs directly. Its portfolio covers vacuum and pressure measurement, gas and liquid delivery, power supplies, lasers and photonics, and, since the Atotech acquisition, the chemistry used in advanced packaging and printed circuit board plating. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts and listed on Nasdaq, it carries substantial debt from that acquisition and is exposed to the semiconductor equipment cycle at one remove.
No named decision-maker yet.
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10 hours ago Likely open · 63%

Software Engineer, Commissioner

≈ $7.5k – $20k per year (Estimated) · In office (Bangkok, Thailand) · Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
Robotics
EtherCAT
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Verified live · 11 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 70%

Assembler 2

≈ $36k – $63k per year (Estimated) · Junior · In office (Methuen, United States) · Full-Time
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Nova

novami.com
novami.com · HQ: Rehovot, Israel · Manufacturing · Semiconductor Equipment · Est. 1993 · Hiring 1, 1 new
HQ: Rehovot, Israel · Manufacturing · Semiconductor Equipment · Est. 1993 · Hiring 1, 1 new
Nova is an Israeli semiconductor metrology company whose systems measure structures on wafers during chip manufacturing. Its optical and materials metrology tools and modelling software are used by the world's leading foundries. The company is listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Guy Kizner · Managing Directors · decision-maker
Gabriel Waisman · Managing Directors · decision-maker
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1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Application Engineer

$56k – $75k per year (gross) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Singapore) · Full-Time
MATLAB
Python
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Lam Research

lamresearch.com
lamresearch.com · HQ: Fremont, United States · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1980 · NASDAQ: LRCX · Trust C · Hiring 1005, 11 new
HQ: Fremont, United States · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1980 · NASDAQ: LRCX · Trust C · Hiring 1005, 11 new
Lam Research is an American semiconductor equipment company founded in 1980 that specialises in the deposition and etch steps used to build transistors and memory cells. Its tools are central to three-dimensional NAND manufacturing, where hundreds of layers must be etched through in high aspect ratio channels, and to the atomic layer deposition and selective etch processes required at advanced logic and DRAM nodes. Headquartered in Fremont, California and listed on Nasdaq, it also runs a large installed base business supplying spares, upgrades and service, which smooths the sharp cycles in equipment purchasing.
Douglas Bettinger · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Timothy Archer · President and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
David Lam · Founder · founder
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Product Engineer 2

Middle · Hybrid (Tualatin, United States) · Master's Degree · Middle
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SEM Technician 3 - Night Shift

≈ $63k – $111k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 2+ years exp · Hybrid (Fremont, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Shift work · Middle · English
Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)
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ASML

asml.com
asml.com · HQ: Veldhoven, Netherlands · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1984 · Trust B · Hiring 652, 88 new
HQ: Veldhoven, Netherlands · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1984 · Trust B · Hiring 652, 88 new
ASML is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer specializing in high-precision photolithography systems, computational lithography software, and metrology and inspection solutions. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, the enterprise is the world’s sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines - including next-generation High-NA EUV platforms - alongside a broad portfolio of deep ultraviolet (DUV) systems. Through its global network of R&D centers, manufacturing facilities, and field support services across Europe, Asia, and North America, the organization enables global semiconductor foundries and chipmakers to fabricate advanced logic and memory microchips.
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Internship- Product Engineer Computational Model

Intern · In office (San Jose, United States) · Master's Degree · Internship · Intern
Perl
MATLAB
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
Chips/EDA
Photolithography
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Optical Fabrication Technician CWW BEN (Wed-Fri, and every other Saturday) — BCELL

$48k – $70k per year · In office (Wilton, United States) · High School Diploma · Full-Time · GMP / cleanroom · Shift work
Photolithography
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KLA Corporation

kla.com
kla.com · HQ: Milpitas, United States · Semiconductor Equipment · 5000+ employees · Est. 1975 · Trust A · Hiring 1006, 87 new
HQ: Milpitas, United States · Semiconductor Equipment · 5000+ employees · Est. 1975 · Trust A · Hiring 1006, 87 new
KLA is an American supplier of process control and yield management equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, formed by the 1997 merger of KLA Instruments, founded in 1975, and Tencor Instruments. Its tools inspect wafers, reticles and packaging for defects and measure critical dimensions and overlay, giving chipmakers the feedback they need to keep yields acceptable at advanced nodes. Headquartered in Milpitas, California and listed on Nasdaq, it holds a dominant share of the wafer inspection market and also supplies specialty process and electronic assembly equipment.
Rick Wallace · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Robert Anderson · Co-founder · founder
Kenneth Levy · Co-founder · founder
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Top 25% payVerified live · 8 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Customer Engagement Applications Engineer - SWIFT

$83k – $141k per year · Equity · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Hillsboro, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Junior
Machine Learning
Cryptography
GPG
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Division Applications Engineer

≈ $77k – $174k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Cheongju, South Korea) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
Machine Learning
Chips/EDA
CVD
PVD
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 548Photolithography 393Advantest / Teradyne ATE 361Microsoft Office 344C++ 339Machine Learning 323C# 200MATLAB 192FMEA 189Linux 185Statistical Process Control 182Windows 181Microsoft Excel 173GD&T 163GPG 156CAPA 152

Where the roles are

Santa Clara 343Austin 276Milpitas 245Hsinchu 194Bengaluru 172Fremont 162Tualatin 154Tainan 138North Reading 118Hillsboro 117

Chip and hardware roles that fit you

Tell us your field once: new chip and hardware roles that fit it arrive in your matches every day.

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

5,308 of the 5,338 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most chip and hardware engineers?

Applied Materials (1,305), Lam Research (847), KLA Corporation (792), ASML (494), Teradyne (367).

Which roles count here?

Every hardware, chip design, embedded, electrical and semiconductor process role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician and IT roles of the semiconductor companies - chip designers, fabs and foundries, equipment makers, photonics. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 5,338 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 31 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0