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JSR Corporation

Semiconductor materials supplier of photoresists

Photolithography Development Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Boise, ID, USA
In PersonOn-site in Boise, Idaho; approximately 5% travel.
Manufacturing & Process EngineeringProcess Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Physical Science, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
  • Typically 3–4+ years of relevant semiconductor materials, photolithography, manufacturing, or process engineering experience.
  • Strong knowledge of chemistry, physics, polymer chemistry, semiconductor materials, and chemical handling practices.
  • Experience working with photolithography and semiconductor materials processing, preferably in a semiconductor fab, laboratory, cleanroom, or customer/vendor facility.
  • Experience with semiconductor wafer processing and manufacturing operations.
  • Hands-on experience with lithography and/or metrology equipment, including some combination of 193nm/248nm scanners or steppers, track systems, CD-SEM and cross-section SEM, film measurement tools, electron microscopy, FT/FTIR, and defect metrology.
  • Understanding of analytical and electrical testing methods.
  • Experience with experimental planning, execution, troubleshooting, and interpretation of scientific data.
  • Strong experience with data analysis, statistical methods, and Six Sigma/SPC concepts.
  • At least 2 years of experience using JMP or comparable statistical/data-analysis software.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with technical data package preparation and customer presentations.
  • Candidates will generally have one of the following backgrounds: BS with 8+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent demonstrated expertise; MS with 5+ years of relevant industry experience; or PhD with relevant research experience in chemistry, physics, materials science, or a related technical discipline, which may be considered in lieu of extensive industry experience.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.
Responsibilities
  • Provide on-site technical support in a fabrication environment, including new product evaluations and troubleshooting.
  • Support management in addressing customer technical requests, data requests, investigations, and technical and quality issues.
  • Coordinate technical activities and communicate with international JSR sites and personnel.
  • Prepare technical data packages, reports, presentations, and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support customer projects and collaborate with Sales and other cross-functional teams to address technical requirements.
  • Monitor and evaluate tactical and strategic information related to company and competitor performance, products, and technologies.
  • Identify opportunities to improve processes, procedures, and the effectiveness of the position, and make recommendations to management.
  • Support project and technical project management activities as assigned.
  • Support product sustainability initiatives, including cost reduction and process improvement opportunities.
  • Lead customer task force activities, investigations, and technical reviews, and present investigation results to customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Provide production support engineering for assigned products following transfer from design/development to high-volume manufacturing.
  • Design, execute, or coordinate experiments to troubleshoot suspect raw material lots, process issues, and customer complaints.
  • Perform Statistical Process Control (SPC) analysis on finished products, in-process materials, and bulk raw materials; identify trends and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
  • Support functional raw material inspection and assist with certificate of analysis and testing activities as needed.
  • Serve as the technical owner for raw material and consumable suppliers, including filters and other production materials as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with semiconductor photolithography processes and chemical resist mechanisms.
  • Experience with Chemsketch and/or virtual lithography/patterning simulation tools.
  • Experience supporting customer projects and technical customer inquiries.
  • 1–2 years of project management or technical project management experience.
  • 1–2 years of customer support experience, preferably with exposure to Sales organizations.
  • Experience conducting supplier audits and managing supplier quality improvement programs.
  • Experience preparing and presenting technical data to customers and senior management.
  • Ability to independently gather and analyze tactical and strategic information regarding company and competitor performance.
  • Experience supporting product transfers from development/design into high-volume manufacturing.

About the company

JSR Corporation makes the materials used in creating computer chips, especially advanced photoresists that react to light to form chip patterns. It started as a rubber company in Japan and shifted to high-tech materials, eventually focusing on semiconductor materials after selling its rubber business. Its products work by using light-sensitive chemicals that change properties when exposed to light during chip manufacturing, enabling precise patterning on silicon wafers. Compared to competitors, JSR benefits from being a government-backed strategic supplier with a long, country-focused investment in the field, and it has narrowed its business to high-growth semiconductor materials and related sectors, positioning itself as a global leader in this niche. Its goal is to strengthen long-term leadership in semiconductor materials and keep supply secure for the industry, backed by strategic national importance.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan

Founded

1957

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave

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IndUS Business Journal
Sep 17th, 2026
India secures up to $12 billion in investment commitments under Semicon 2.0.

India secures up to $12 billion in investment commitments under Semicon 2.0. September 17, 2026 New Delhi - India has secured investment commitments of $11 billion to $12 billion under Semicon 2.0, the second phase of the country's semiconductor program, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Thursday. Speaking at Semicon India 2026, Vaishnaw said the commitments cover semiconductor equipment, materials, gases, chemicals and substrates, with the investments expected to materialize over the next two to three years. The minister said companies will decide where to locate their semiconductor projects based on factors including policy certainty, government support and the strength of the surrounding ecosystem. "Industry chooses the location depending upon where they feel more comfortable, how much policy certainty they see, what kind of support they see from governments, from the other ecosystem fields," Vaishnaw said. Semicon 2.0, approved with an outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore, focuses on chip design, semiconductor equipment and materials, fabrication plants, advanced packaging, research and development, and talent development. At the event, Tata Electronics signed an agreement with Ascendas First Space to develop a 363-acre vendor park aimed at building a supplier ecosystem around its semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera, Gujarat. Tata Electronics also signed agreements with Fujifilm to localize critical semiconductor materials and with JSR Corporation for photoresists and advanced chemicals for the Dholera facility. A recent report said the Semicon 2.0 program could attract about Rs 4 lakh crore in investment and support roughly Rs 2 lakh crore in semiconductor production over the scheme period while strengthening domestic capabilities in design, manufacturing, supply chains and talent. Fiscal incentives under the program include 40% capital expenditure support for silicon fabrication plants on a pari-passu basis and up to 75% combined central and state support for research, development and talent initiatives. (Source: IANS)

Business Wire
May 26th, 2026
Entegris and JSR corporation/inpria Corporation announce non-exclusive cross-licensing to EUV lithography.

Entegris and JSR corporation/inpria Corporation announce non-exclusive cross-licensing to EUV lithography. BILLERICA, Mass. & TOKYO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), a global leader in advanced materials and purity solutions for the semiconductor industry, and JSR Corporation, a materials innovation leader and the parent company of Inpria Corporation, today announced entry into a non-exclusive cross-licensing agreement aimed at helping the semiconductor industry advance extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for next generation chip manufacturing. "This cross-licensing reflects how innovation in semiconductors increasingly happens across the ecosystem." Share "As the industry moves to smaller nodes, materials innovation, performance, purity, and reliability become inseparable," said Olivier Blachier, SVP Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Entegris. "This cross-licensing reflects how innovation in semiconductors increasingly happens across the ecosystem, helping customers as they adopt next-generation lithography with greater confidence." Under the agreement, Entegris and Inpria will cross-license metal oxide resist (MOR) patents, terminate current Inter Partes Review challenges (IPR2025-00267), and explore collaborative opportunities on future photoresist materials. The work is intended to span resist formulation, precursor synthesis and development, and possibly ultra-clean MOR-specific filtration along with associated delivery systems needed to ensure these new materials perform consistently in high-volume manufacturing for EUV lithography applications. By combining JSR and Inpria's collective leadership in metal oxide resist materials with Entegris' expertise in MOR precursors for CVD deposition, materials handling, and advanced MOR-specific filtration, the collaboration supports the application of advanced materials in semiconductor manufacturing as both parties scale advanced technologies for the AI era. "Pairing Inpria's metal oxide resist innovation with Entegris' purification and materials handling capabilities broadens the applicability of these technologies within the semiconductor materials ecosystem," said Toru Kimura, Senior Officer at JSR Corporation. About Entegris Entegris is a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Entegris has approximately 7,700 employees throughout its global operations and is ISO 9001 certified. It has manufacturing, customer service and/or research facilities in the United States, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Additional information can be found at www.entegris.com. About JSR Corporation JSR Corporation is a global technology company developing cutting-edge materials. Its Electronic Materials business provides a wide range of semiconductor materials for advanced logic and memory, including photoresists and ancillaries, process materials, packaging materials, and precursors. JSR's group companies include Inpria Corporation, acquired in 2021 for EUV metal oxide resists, and Yamanaka Hutech, added in August 2024 for high-purity CVD/ALD precursors. Please visit www.jsr.co.jp. Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains "forward-looking statements." The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "should," "may," "will," "would" or the negative thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and assumptions only as of the date of this news release. They are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and they involve substantial risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from the results or outcomes expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and additional information described in the Entegris' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 11, 2026, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in Item 1A, and in Entegris' other periodic filings with the SEC. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, Entegris and JSR undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, which speak as of their respective dates. Contacts. Entegris Contacts: Jessica Emond, Media Relations, [email protected]; Jeffrey Schnell, Investor Relations, [email protected] JSR Corporation Contact: Yuki Kawashima, General Manager, Electronic Materials Business Strategy Department, [email protected] More News From Entegris, Inc. BILLERICA, Mass.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a leading supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, today announced the appointment of Sukhi Nagesh as the Company's Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective May 18, 2026. Mr. Nagesh has nearly 30 years of leadership experience in finance, investor relations, and corporate strategy and development roles at semiconductor and technology companies. He... BILLERICA, Mass.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), today reported its financial results for the Company's first quarter ended March 28, 2026. Dave Reeder, Entegris' President and Chief Executive Officer, said: "Entegris delivered solid first quarter results, continuing its trend of disciplined execution and focused customer engagement. Revenue grew 5% year-over-year, primarily driven by increasing unit-driven volumes related to the industry's most advanced manufacturing processes... BILLERICA, Mass.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, before the opening of the market on Thursday, April 30, 2026. A teleconference with management is scheduled for the same day at 8:00am ET. Participants should dial +1 833-316-1983 or +1 785-838-9310 and reference Conference ID: ENTGQ126. Participants are asked to dial-in 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. For the live webcast and replay of the call, pl... Entegris, Inc. NASDAQ:ENTG Headquarters: Billerica, Massachusetts CEO: David Reeder Employees: ~7,700 Organization: PUB Revenues: ~$3.2 Billion (Net Sales) (2025) Net Income: $235.6 Million (Non-GAAP) (2025) Release Versions Entegris Contacts: Jessica Emond, Media Relations, [email protected]; Jeffrey Schnell, Investor Relations, [email protected] JSR Corporation Contact: Yuki Kawashima, General Manager, Electronic Materials Business Strategy Department, [email protected]

Nikkei Asia
May 4th, 2026
JSR to build first Taiwan photoresist plant to supply TSMC

JSR, a Japanese semiconductor materials company, plans to build its first production facility in Taiwan to supply photoresist to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The move comes as Japanese manufacturers seek to maintain their market position against growing Chinese competition. Photoresist is a critical material used in semiconductor manufacturing. The new facility will enable JSR to supply TSMC more directly, strengthening ties with the world's largest contract chipmaker.

Taipei Times
Apr 15th, 2026
JSR opens advanced process solution lab

JSR opens advanced process solution lab. Thu, apr 16, 2026 page9. * JSR opens advanced process solution lab CUSTOMER SUPPORT: The research center would facilitate closer collaboration with chipmakers worldwide to accelerate development of next-generation solutions, JSR said * By Lisa Wang / Staff Reporter, in Hsinchu County JSR Corp yesterday launched an advanced planarization process solutions research center in Hsinchu County's Hukou Township (湖口) to help major semiconductor customers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), shorten the development time for new chips. JSR supplies lithography materials, process materials, deposition materials and advanced electronic materials. The new lab would enhance JSR's capability to conduct local material evaluations, strengthen customer support and accelerate development of next-generation chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) materials, the Tokyo-based company said. Representatives from JSR Corp, Advanced Materials Inc and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co pose for a photograph at a sake barrel breaking ceremony to celebrate the inauguration of an advanced process solution lab in Hsinchu County's Hukou Township yesterday. Photo courtesy of JSR Corp The lab is equipped with advanced CMP equipment from Applied Materials Inc, designed to deliver higher productivity, improved wafer performance and enhanced process control for leading-edge technology nodes, JSR said. The lab would primarily focus on studying and supplying new CMP slurry to TSMC, aligning with the chipmaker's technological shift to the new gate-all-around (GAA) transistor architecture, JSR chairman Hank Hori said at an inauguration ceremony. TSMC has adopted the GAA architecture for its 2-nanometer process and more advanced technology nodes to overcome scaling limitations, a shift that would significantly increase demand for CMP technology due to higher process complexity and new materials, as well as increasing wafer, slurry and pad consumption. "As the world is ushering in the artificial intelligence [AI] era, demand for advanced chips is growing bigger and bigger. That also creates greater challenges for CMP" technology to achieve ultra-high surface flatness," TSMC vice president for advanced tool and module development Simon Jang (章勳明) said at the ceremony. Jang, one of the first CMP engineers at TSMC when he joined the company more than 30 years ago, said the chipmaker has advanced its manufacturing technology to sub-1 nanometer nodes, with Applied Materials supplying CMP equipment and JSR providing slurry. The launch of the new JSR lab follows a trend in which major global semiconductor equipment or material suppliers, such as ASML Holding NV and Lam Research Corp, are localizing operations in the form of research or training centers, Jang said. This trend should significantly shorten TSMC's development time for new technologies and allow it to migrate to next-generation chips faster, as product qualifications can be conducted locally in Taiwan rather than being done at labs in the US or Japan, he said. JSR senior officer Toru Kimura said the company's new lab in Taiwan would "enable closer collaboration and faster development of solutions for advanced semiconductor processes." The company said it would work closely with semiconductor manufacturers worldwide to accelerate the development of next-generation solutions and contribute to the industry's sustainable growth. * Most Popular * 1 Kenting park officer wins international photography award * 2 Large bamboo viper catch in Tainan puzzles bureau * 3 Horse euthanized after winning the Grand National race * 4 Ministry welcomes S Korea's changes to e-arrival system * 5 Buses found using Chinese chips

Feed and Additive
Oct 28th, 2025
JSR Acquires Isuria for Feed Expansion

JSR Farming Group has acquired Isuria, formerly Yorkshire Feedstuffs, to enhance its expertise in arable farming, animal feed production, and commodity trading. The acquisition combines JSR's strengths with Isuria's knowledge in trading, feedstuffs, and logistics. All 32 Isuria employees will join JSR, ensuring service continuity. This move supports JSR's commitment to high-quality agricultural products and long-term growth.