Principle Program Manager, New Product Transition - E4
About The Position
Applied Materials is seeking a Program Manager to lead New Product Introduction operational deliverables and product commercialization activities. The role leads a matrixed operational team spanning manufacturing engineering, material project management, DFX, supplier engineering, procurement, and manufacturing program management. It engages Pilot Manufacturing to support early learning builds, resolves operational issues across the Business Unit, Pilot Operations, and Volume Production, and works with product management and engineering teams to plan commercialization and improve volume manufacturability. The role also assesses production maturity and risk exposure, supports Business Unit operational strategy, and initiates strategies to improve business processes. The position oversees product life-cycle operations deliverables for Business Unit NPI programs and communicates program status and strategic overviews to senior management. Program management activities include planning scope, activities, schedules, resources, time, costs, budgets, and documentation; managing risks, issues, progress, and cross-project dependencies; coordinating meetings and follow-up actions; and defining program benefits in relation to strategic objectives. The position is onsite in Austin, Texas, and involves travel approximately 10% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline; Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is preferred, with an MBA.
- Minimum 6–8 years of experience in project management, program management, and data analysis.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for working with diverse functional groups and stakeholders.
- Ability to work positively with a broad range of people under pressure, manage priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong leadership and management skills, including ability to lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, or complexity.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including communicating difficult concepts and negotiating for adoption of different points of view.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and synthesis skills, including ability to lead others in solving complex problems.
- Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
- Depth and/or breadth of expertise in a specialized discipline or field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint for communication with cross-functional program teams.
- Knowledge of project and program management methodologies and techniques.
- Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing operations in the product life cycle and Engineering Change Management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project for developing project plans and schedules.
- Expertise in data gathering and analysis, and reporting with charts and Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures for financial planning and tracking.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to the semiconductor industry.
- Working knowledge of SAP.
- Experience developing Excel Macros.
- PMP or Scrum certification.
- Experience working with relational databases, including MS SQL Server.
- Exposure to data analytics tools such as Minitab.
Responsibilities
- Lead a matrixed operational team responsible for New Product Manufacturing Engineering, Material Project Management, DFX, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing Program Management deliverables.
- Engage Pilot Manufacturing to ensure early learning builds meet target milestones.
- Resolve operational business process issues between the Business Unit, Pilot Operations, and Volume Production.
- Align with the Cross Functional Product Management Team to develop and execute product commercialization strategy.
- Engage Engineering to analyze designs and identify improvements for enhanced volume manufacturability.
- Manage division risk exposure through analysis of production maturity.
- Interface with Business Operations of the Business Unit on execution of operational strategy.
- Initiate and lead Operations strategies to improve business processes.
- Drive Product Life Cycle Operations deliverables for Business Unit New Product Introduction programs.
- Prepare and present program status and strategic overview presentations to senior management.
- Assist top management with reports, gather required information from direct reports, organize meetings, prepare agendas and meeting minutes, and follow up on action items to closure.
- Plan and define scope, activities, sequencing, and resource requirements.
- Develop schedules, time and cost estimates, budgets, and documentation.
- Analyze and manage risks and issues, and regularly monitor and report progress.
- Manage cross-project interdependencies, conflicting priorities, and resource plans.
- Define program benefits that support strategic objectives.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs, as applicable.
- Relocation eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
