Product Management II New College Grad- Master's (Santa Clara, CA)
About The Position
Applied Materials is hiring a new college graduate for a product management role in Santa Clara, California. The role owns product features from requirements through field implementation, combining technical product management, customer value modeling, and cross-functional execution to drive product roadmaps, commercialization, and measurable customer outcomes. The position includes travel up to 20% of the time and is eligible for relocation. The product manager leads roadmap development, assesses market opportunities, defines and coordinates feature requirements, and manages program progress through governance reviews. The role also addresses feature issues in the field, optimizes system and process performance, and builds economic models and executive-level narratives that communicate customer value and inform pricing and business cases.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Skills in product requirements and roadmap development, application qualification, technical problem solving, economic value and ROI modeling, market sizing, pricing and margin analysis, program governance, and executive value communication.
Nice To Haves
- GPA of 3.0 or above is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own features end to end, from requirements definition through value assessment, qualification, deployment, and field implementation.
- Lead the product roadmap in the area of expertise for future solutions.
- Act as the first-level escalation owner for field issues involving new features and define service requirements as needed.
- Act as the second-level escalation owner for field issues involving mature features and define service requirements as needed.
- Continuously optimize system and process performance within the relevant domain.
- Collaborate with technology and engineering stakeholders.
- Quantify customer value and develop economic value models to support pricing and business cases.
- Size market opportunities and translate findings into roadmap priorities.
- Lead cross-functional requirements submissions to drive new feature development.
- Track program milestones, budgets, and ROI through governance reviews.
- Develop executive-level value narratives translating technical capabilities into business value, including cost, output, and uptime.
- Validate pricing assumptions against actual field cost and margin data.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Potential eligibility for participation in a bonus program and a stock award program, as applicable.
- Relocation assistance is available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
