Industrial Engineer IV

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

3d • $133,500 - $183,500

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking an Industrial Engineer IV to join an internal consulting team with high visibility to Applied Global Services executive leadership. The role leads strategic projects to streamline business processes, influence business strategy, drive growth, improve operations, reduce costs, and advance business excellence. The position owns the complete project life cycle, including current-state analysis, opportunity identification and quantification, development of improvement streams and solutions, stakeholder alignment, and implementation.

This high-impact role requires strong change-management drive and offers the opportunity to affect a roughly $7 billion business. The position works across business functions and leaders, engineers and business professionals, a complex global logistics network, and a broad range of products and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• 7–10 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to extract insights from multiple data sources.
• Expert-level knowledge of Excel and Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience working across cross-functional business teams, including Engineering, Operations, Marketing, and Finance.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment and influence others.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented, able to connect information and communicate complex ideas effectively.
• Broad understanding and experience in service business management, product development, and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma.

Nice To Haves

• Prior management consulting or internal consulting experience.
• Relevant experience in the semiconductor industry or consulting.
• MBA or equivalent business experience.

Responsibilities

• Structure and break down complex business problems, develop hypotheses, drive analysis, and deliver data-driven recommendations.
• Lead rigorous analysis across large data sets and synthesize insights and opportunities.
• Develop and present high-quality recommendations and deliverables for executive-level audiences, and contribute to strategy and execution discussions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather information, pressure-test hypotheses, co-create deliverables, accelerate execution, and unlock value.
• Optimize operations and business processes to deliver measurable gains in business performance, cycle-time reduction, and cost savings.
• Own the project life cycle from current-state analysis and opportunity quantification through solution development, stakeholder buy-in, and implementation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Candidates may be eligible for participation in a bonus program and a stock award program, as applicable.
• Relocation assistance is available; the position is relocation eligible.

What This Job Offers

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