Staff SiC Device & Process Engineer
Company websitevishay.com (Vishay, opens in new tab)
Base salary $160K to $225K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Jose, CA
You apply on the employer's own site. Six Figure Work does not handle applications.
- LocationSan Jose, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
We are seeking great talent to help us build The DNA of tech.®
Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH).
Do you want to help us build the DNA of tech.? Vishay is currently seeking applicants for Staff SiC Device and Process Engineer.
We are looking for a Staff SiC Device and Process Engineer to strengthen our team based in California. In this position you will be enabling innovative wide bandgap semiconductor technology to realize the next generations of Vishay-Max SiC proprietary power device product portfolio.
Job Location:
This position will be based in California
What you will be doing:
- Develop (including Design and Simulation) of the advanced SiC Power JFET and its fabrication process.
- Develop (including Design and Simulation) of the advanced high voltage SiC Power MOSFET and its fabrication process.
- Develop the PCM/TEG structures for monitoring and evaluation of the device design and fabrication process.
- Perform electrical characterisation on SiC power semiconductor devices and the related PCM/TEG structures at the wafer-level.
- Define and develop specifications of unit processes and coordinate their development with fab process team.
- Devise process experiments for manufacturing process window optimization and improving the production yield.
- Device Reliability qualification verification and reliability improvement
What you will bring along:
A comprehensive, demonstrable background in power semiconductor materials / semiconductor device physics, and / fabrication process with hand-on direct experiences. You will approach tasks in a logic-based way, along with having the ability and motivation to develop novel and creative ideas. Your communication skills will enable seamless collaboration both with our manufacturing partners and internal fab, and you will know how to build and maintain lasting relationships in international and cross-functional project teams.
You are best equipped for this role if you have:
- Minimum 5 years direct and hand-on experience in the field of power semiconductor technology development.
- Direct experience in leading development projects throughout the fabrication process integration, device simulation and characterization, with the ability to apply project management best practice methodology.
- Rich experiences in TCAD simulation for power semiconductor devices, especially WBG semiconductor, are required. Knowledge of software tools for characteristic analysis of process, i.e. MATLAB, MathCAD.
- Knowledge in semiconductor material for application in power semiconductor devices is desirable.
What can we offer you for your talent:
Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. (Salary Range $160,000 - $225,000)
Do you have the skills we need? Are you ready to power your career as you power the world? If so, apply today.
Vishay committed to a workplace free of harassment and unlawful discrimination. We do not engage in discrimination or harassment based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, covered veteran status, protected genetic information or marital status in hiring and employment practices.
It is the policy of Vishay to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
Source: Vishay on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($160,000) is above 63% of the 2,032 Engineering (non-software) roles in California listed on this site; 39 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $146,200; the middle half runs from $124,000 to $173,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingStaff SiC Device & Process Engineer$160K to $225K
Product Line Manager$150K to $170K
Director Semiconductor Reliability and Failure Analysis$175K to $250K
Mgr Process Engineering$120K to $150K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Staff SiC Device & Process Engineer (this listing) | $160K - $225K |
| Product Line Manager | $150K - $170K |
| Director Semiconductor Reliability and Failure Analysis | $175K - $250K |
| Mgr Process Engineering | $120K - $150K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-01
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Jose, CA
ue career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. (Salary Range $160,000 - $225,000)
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
