Process Engineer III

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to work beyond the cutting-edge, continuously pushing the boundaries ofscience and engineering to make possiblethe next generations of technology, join us to Make Possible a Better Future.

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Youll also benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers.We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possiblewhile learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more about careers at Applied.

Optical P rocess E ngineer

Applied Materials is shaping future tech trends by turning breakthrough ideas into reality. Our expertise in materials engineering is the foundation that computers, mobile devices and flat panel displays products touched daily by billions of people all over the world are built on. Join us and become a part of the next wave of engineering that makes possible AI/ML, big data, autonomous vehicles, AR/VR, IoT and more .

In the Office of the CTO, we are focused on bringing Applied Materials innovations to new and adjacent markets. Our Engineered Optics team is creating new super thin ( sub micron ) optical surfaces based on nanometer-sized structures on transparent substrates (known as metasurface based optics or flat optics), which manipulate light in the deep sub wavelength domain and enable previously impossible capabilities. These components will be the most fundamental change in optics in hundreds of years and could be deployed in AR/VR devices, cameras, projectors, sensors, and a host of yet to be imagined opportunities there is endless potential.

Our dedicated and talented team is working to perfect this new technology. If youre an entrepreneurial-oriented, enthusiastic Process Engineer for back-end-of-line processes who is willing to learn and challenge yourself in creating cutting-edge technology to revolutionize the field of optics we want you to be a part of our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Process development for optical device backend production
• Metrology development for process monitoring and improvement
• Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a wide range of complex process engineering experiments for multiple products, within safety guidelines
• Utilize techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and apply new technologies to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on a wide range of complex systems for multiple products, within safety guidelines
• Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, technical reports and generate process engineering specifications
• Develop, plan and execute process engineering projects, within safety guidelines
• Develop and mature processes that meet customer specs
• Interact with customers to resolve a wide range of complex process engineering issues/problems
• Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation
• Identify, select and work with vendors and suppliers

Functional Knowledge

• Gage R&R and Statistical Process Control
• Data analysis using python / jmp / etc.
• Hands-on experiences setting up new equipments and processes
• Experiences in the following areas are a big plus: Dispensing systems, optical inspection, die bonding, micro- and nano-scale manufacturing.

Business Expertise
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership
May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving
Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact
Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills
Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

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The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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