Manufacturing Test Engineer II - (E2)

Applied Materials•Gloucester, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions, crucial for new semiconductor chips and advanced displays. The equipment we create and service is essential for advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. We offer a supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth while tackling challenges and driving innovative solutions. We empower our team to push boundaries and learn every day in a leading global company. We care about the health and wellbeing of our employees, providing programs and support for personal and professional growth.

Requirements

Developing and maintaining methods, operating sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies.
Working closely with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and new products.
Using engineering principles to estimate and reduce manufacturing costs, improve product quality, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements.
Expertise in lean principles, automation, and continuous improvement.
Developing and using test procedures, evaluating test results, and assessing work methods, procedures, and policies to identify root cause issues and solutions.

Responsibilities

Develop, deploy, sustain, and improve production test solutions to verify product quality and performance.
Own manufacturing test procedures, automated test scripting, product-to-test-system interfaces, and test fixture development.
Partner with Central Test Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, and Operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing execution.
Develop, maintain, and optimize manufacturing test procedures and production test scripts.
Translate product requirements into robust manufacturing test solutions by defining test sequences, pass/fail criteria, and production test methodologies.
Design, specify, source, validate, and sustain test fixtures, adapters, cabling, and tooling.
Collaborate with Central Test Engineering to integrate product-specific test requirements into standardized test platforms.
Maintain overall test platform knowledge to provide feedback, design change requests, and repair requests.
Write, debug, and maintain automated test scripts and software routines.
Troubleshoot test software, hardware, fixture, and process-related issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies.
Analyze manufacturing and test data to identify trends, improve first-pass yield, reduce test escapes, and increase equipment uptime and throughput.
Support new product introductions by developing and validating production-ready test processes and fixtures.
Partner with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, and Operations to improve product testability and manufacturing performance.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, cycle time, reliability, and operational efficiency.
Train and mentor technicians and manufacturing personnel on test procedures, test equipment operation, troubleshooting techniques, and best practices.