Engineering Capabilities Development

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

2d • $147,000 - $202,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll leverage your strong foundation in physics, mathematics, and materials science to process and resolve mechanical problems, design and implement custom mechanical tooling and associated processes, and enable the handling, assembly, and disassembly of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies throughout the product life cycle. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and modifying mechanical engineering layouts, schematics, and specifications. You will oversee manufacturing and installation processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations-- and you'll coordinate the procurement and assembly of mechanical components and equipment for design projects, identifying sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve technical issues.

This technical staff position leads and/or develops and executes exceptionally complex technology and engineering projects and leads research and development of new technologies as appropriate. Works on critical complex issues that impact longer term product development and business success measured by one or more of the following: incremental revenue growth, market share increases, key customer penetrations, time to market improvement and commercial value of the work.

Within safety guidelines design, perform, collect data, analyze and compile reports on unusually complex engineering experiments and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.
Develop innovative solutions as part of proven track record of significant technology contributions. Recognized internally (across Business Units) as one of the limited number of technical experts in their field of expertise
Conceive and implement new technology, normally named as primary inventor on numerous critical patents and recognized through awards and/or published papers within the last five years.
Leads and collaborates to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. Guides less experienced engineers in utilizing techniques to define methods and new technologies and apply them on unusually complex systems. Involved in judging the approach and verifying the validity of technical strategies.
Leads and collaborates to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. Guides less experienced engineers in utilizing techniques to define methods and new technologies and apply them on unusually complex systems.
Functional Knowledge
Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field
Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function
Business Expertise
Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements
Problem Solving
Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions
Impact
Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view
Lead strategy and development of common engineering capabilities, including design methodologies, standardization, and implementation.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in physics, mathematics, and materials science
• Ability to process and resolve mechanical problems
• Ability to design and implement custom mechanical tooling and associated processes
• Ability to enable the handling, assembly, and disassembly of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies throughout the product life cycle
• Experience designing, developing, and modifying mechanical engineering layouts, schematics, and specifications
• Experience overseeing manufacturing and installation processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations
• Experience coordinating the procurement and assembly of mechanical components and equipment for design projects
• Ability to identify sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve technical issues
• Technical expertise in their particular field
• In-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function
• Conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions
• Ability to communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Nice To Haves

• Recognized internally (across Business Units) as one of the limited number of technical experts in their field of expertise
• Primary inventor on numerous critical patents and recognized through awards and/or published papers within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements concepts for range of significantly complex product issues and engineering solutions
• Technically lead and/or execute engineering projects and spearhead research and development of new technologies, as appropriate
• Problem identification and troubleshooting a wide range of significantly complex engineering problems
• Specify or perform significantly complex engineering analysis
• Interface with internal and external customers regarding significantly complex engineering issues to address customers High Value Problems (HVP) for a range of products
• Generate product specifications.
• Define, coordinate, perform, and document engineering tests.
• Specify the development, design, or modify engineering layouts/schematics and/or detailed drawings/specifications of significantly complex scope
• Specify and review engineering documentation and engineering processes
• Lead and/or develop and execute exceptionally complex technology and engineering projects and lead research and development of new technologies as appropriate.
• Work on critical complex issues that impact longer term product development and business success
• Design, perform, collect data, analyze and compile reports on unusually complex engineering experiments and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.
• Develop innovative solutions as part of proven track record of significant technology contributions.
• Conceive and implement new technology, normally named as primary inventor on numerous critical patents and recognized through awards and/or published papers within the last five years.
• Lead and collaborate to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Guide less experienced engineers in utilizing techniques to define methods and new technologies and apply them on unusually complex systems.
• Judge the approach and verify the validity of technical strategies.
• Lead strategy and development of common engineering capabilities, including design methodologies, standardization, and implementation.

Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior