Job posts from 274 companies name characterization. Counting companies found through employees' public profiles too, the total is 63,182. From October 2025 to August 2026, 102 job posts named it. It comes up most in Researcher job posts.
Which companies name characterization in the most job posts?
Synopsys Inc and MosChip® have the most job posts naming characterization, with 22 and 12. Xanadu is the newest of the five companies in the table, with its first job post naming it in February 2025.
CompanyPostsPeopleRecent job post
Synopsys Incfirst seen Jul 202222300
"Your expertise spans multiple steps in the IP design or integration flow of ASIC/SoC design, and you have hands-on experience with silicon bring-up and characterization in a system environment."Senior Staff Applications Engineer (IP), May 2, 2025
MosChip®Professional Services · first seen Dec 2023120
"RTL/Custom Logic design, Synthesis, P&R, STA, Integration, Verification, Characterization and ATE test"dft engineer, Jul 24, 2026
Coherent Corp.Information · first seen Sep 20229184
"Enter wafer characterization data and WIP location information into MES"wafer fab technician, May 26, 2026
Samtec IncManufacturing · first seen Dec 2023920
"Solid Experience with fab equipment including lithography (i-line), PVD, CVD, wet etch, dry etch (RIE), ECD Cu plating, final finish plating, electrical test, and characterization is strongly desired."Glass Core Technology (GCT) Engineering Development Director, Feb 3, 2025
Xanadufirst seen Feb 2025812
"…this role you will contribute your experience spanning cleanroom fabrication, thin-film characterization and metrology, all aimed at fabricating state-of-the-art Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors…"Process Integration Engineer - SNSPD Nanofabrication, Aug 28, 2026
0.06 in every 10,000 job posts named characterization from June to August 2026, against 0.05 from March to May. These are small numbers of job posts, so a few companies can move them.
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Month
Job posts naming characterization
All job posts
Per 10,000
Oct 2025
7
1,413,673
0.05
Nov 2025
10
1,822,119
0.05
Dec 2025
3
1,236,103
0.02
Jan 2026
10
1,828,002
0.05
Feb 2026
11
1,856,647
0.06
Mar 2026
6
1,850,711
0.03
Apr 2026
5
1,728,886
0.03
May 2026
14
1,821,509
0.08
Jun 2026
10
1,909,496
0.05
Jul 2026
13
1,815,180
0.07
Aug 2026
13
1,835,698
0.07
How many companies named characterization in a job post for the first time in recent months?
Job posts named characterization for the first time at 13 companies from June to August 2026, against 11 from March to May. Of the 274 companies whose job posts name it, 4.7% first named it from June to August.
March to May 202611
June to August 202613
October 2025 to August 202644
Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.
How do we know which companies use characterization?
274 companies name characterization in job posts they wrote; employees' profiles add 62,908 more. 220 show up in both job posts and employees' profiles.
How we knowCompaniesShare
Job posts name characterization
2740.43%
Employees' profiles list characterization
62,90899.5%
63,182 companies. Each is counted once, under the strongest evidence we have for it.
What size are the companies that use characterization?
Companies with more than 5,000 employees are 1.8 times as common among characterization users as on the typical tech page, at 39%. 47 of its companies have fewer than 50 employees. These counts cover the 274 companies whose job posts name it.
Share of its companies
Typical tech page
ShareTypical
Under 50 employees
17%26%
50 to 999
23%37%
1,000 to 5,000
20%15%
Over 5,000
39%22%
Where are characterization companies based?
More than half of characterization companies are in the United States (62%). India is less common than usual, at 4.9% against 7.5% on the typical tech page. These shares cover the 274 companies whose job posts name it.
ShareTypical
United States
62%48%
India
4.9%7.5%
Canada
4.6%3.8%
Germany
3.8%4.4%
United Kingdom
3%6.3%
The Netherlands
3%1.6%
Companies in 26 countries and territories. Shares are of companies with a known headquarters country. Counts companies whose job posts name it.
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Country
Companies
Share
Typical tech page
United States
163
62%
48%
India
13
4.9%
7.5%
Canada
12
4.6%
3.8%
Germany
10
3.8%
4.4%
United Kingdom
8
3%
6.3%
The Netherlands
8
3%
1.6%
Which teams work with characterization?
R&D teams are the most common home for characterization, at 5 companies, followed by process development and research & development.
Which companies started naming characterization in job posts recently?
From April to August 2026, 18 companies with 50 or more employees posted their first job naming characterization: 9 commercial, 3 mid-market and 6 enterprise.
Companies that named characterization in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.
Which roles mention characterization most?
Researcher and Industrial Engineer roles account for 22% of the job posts that name characterization. The top four roles cover 33% of these job posts.
RoleSharePosts
Researcher
15%15
Industrial Engineer
6.9%7
Nanotechnology Engineer
6.9%7
Chemist
4.9%5
Chip Designer
4.9%5
Engineer
4.9%5
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Role
Share
Oct 2025 to Aug 2026
Mar to May 2026
Jun to Aug 2026
Researcher
15%
15
0
6
Industrial Engineer
6.9%
7
2
2
Nanotechnology Engineer
6.9%
7
2
1
Chemist
4.9%
5
1
1
Chip Designer
4.9%
5
1
4
Engineer
4.9%
5
1
3
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