Systems Engineer III (E3)

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Systems Engineer, you’ll design, integrate, and optimize complex systems that drive the semiconductor industry forward. Your expertise in systems thinking and problem-solving is essential as you collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop advanced solutions to intricate processes and writing system specifications. You’ll be responsible for analyzing requirements, defining system architectures, conducting thorough testing, and ensuring seamless integration of subsystems. Additionally, you’ll identify and mitigate risks, confirming that our systems meet the highest quality standards and exceed customer expectations. This role specifically involves supporting product development activities for a complex, high-performance optical lithography system with applications in the advanced packaging market. You will contribute to all phases of the product development cycle, from customer requirements and system specifications to design, prototyping, verification, validation, manufacturing, installation, and field support. The position requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience with advanced optical-based products in a volume manufacturing environment within a data-driven company culture. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and capable of leading team projects involving multi-disciplinary members to achieve successful results.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and/or related fields.
• 0 - 7 Years of Experience
• Hands on experience with designing, assembling, calibrating, and using complex opto-mechanical instrumentation or systems that incorporate light sources, optical sensors, lenses, filters, etc.
• Experience with designing and executing test plans and concept and feasibility studies.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Proficient with data analysis and data visualization techniques.
• Strong programming and/or scripting experience such as Matlab, Python, etc.
• Ability to perform system and subsystem level SW debugging based on error messages and SW logs.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others to successfully achieve desired results in timely manner.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive parallel progress.

Nice To Haves

• Image processing experience a plus.
• SW automation experience a plus.
• Claude code and other AI tools experience a plus.
• Optical modeling and simulation experience a plus.
• Optical metrology development and qualification experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical projects with a multi-disciplinary team to completion.
• Experience with debugging software issues that may have HW or SW related root causes.
• Experience with supporting manufacturing and service organizations through training, documentation (procedures, OMS, BKMs, etc.), and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Be part of an engineering team to identify the scope, constraints and risks for design, fabrication, testing and volume production of advanced optical components for high performance optical lithography system.
• Use project management skills to lead subsystem and optical assembly projects.
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and execute projects by leading cross functional teams to meet success criteria.
• Collaborate and communicate with suppliers during design of critical optical sub-assemblies.
• Develop and maintain error budgets and define subsystem level requirements to be characterized and validated during the system alpha testing phase for current and future products.
• Use customer and system requirements to derive design specifications for subsystems, modules, and components and provide input to design engineers throughout the design process.
• Define and execute system test plans for prototype acceptance/qualification test of subsystems, modules, and components.
• Design and execute experiments (DOE) to validate system error budgets, assess and mitigate system performance risks.
• Execute system level experiments for concept and feasibility testing of key roadmap HW & SW features.
• Troubleshoot and root cause complex system level issues in MFG and field.
• Implement new or improved system diagnostics and calibrations. Validate through testing.
• Develop and maintain optical metrology HW and SW to enable automated measurement of key performance metrics of optical assemblies.
• Support system MFG activities and support customer site teams to resolve critical issues during install, qualification, and production use.
• Support escalations pertaining to manufacturing of optical modules and failure analysis of field return modules.
• Write and present technical reports summarizing findings and recommending solutions to technical problems.

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: Mid Level