Technical Program Manager, Etch Programs

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$110,500 - $152,000

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager for Central Engineering to lead the development and commercialization of capabilities required by Etch products. The role has end-to-end accountability for complex, cross-functional programs spanning platform, robotics and automation, software, systems integration, and advanced R&D. Working across Etch product groups and Central Engineering functions, the TPM translates product and chamber requirements into scoped engineering programs and drives them from requirements definition through development, integration, lab readiness, customer introduction, and commercialization. The TPM is the accountable program owner for program definition and execution across multiple engineering organizations, including scope, priorities, deliverables, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, customer introduction, and Product Development Process execution. The role requires technical judgment, systems thinking, and the ability to negotiate and align engineering resources and priorities across organizations. The position also manages a portfolio of Central Engineering programs and capabilities supporting Etch, giving leadership visibility into program health, resource needs, technical maturity, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and recovery actions. The successful candidate drives integrated system-level solutions and readiness for lab integration, qualification, release, and customer introduction.

Requirements

BS or MS degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
At least 5 years of experience in high-tech product development, systems engineering, systems integration, engineering program management, or technical program management.
Demonstrated experience leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs involving multiple engineering organizations and technical dependencies.
Strong understanding of structured product development processes and experience driving programs from requirements through development, integration, qualification, and release.
Ability to manage scope, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, and technical integration across matrixed organizations.
Strong systems thinking and ability to understand interactions between hardware, software, automation, controls, and product-level requirements.
Ability to negotiate priorities and drive decisions and execution without direct authority.
Strong executive communication skills, including communicating program status, risks, trade-offs, and decisions to technical and business leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience in semiconductor capital equipment or semiconductor manufacturing technology.
Experience supporting complex semiconductor equipment development involving process chambers, platforms, robotics and automation, controls, embedded or application software, and system integration.
Experience with New Product Development, Product Development Process, NPI, system qualification, and customer introduction.
Familiarity with Etch equipment and technologies such as process chambers, vacuum systems, RF/plasma systems, gas delivery, automation, robotics, controls, and related platform technologies.
Experience driving engineering execution across product engineering, systems engineering, software, hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, service, and business organizations.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end execution of cross-functional technical programs supporting Etch product development and commercialization, from requirements and program definition through development, integration, lab validation, customer introduction, and release.
Serve as the single-point accountable owner for Product Development Process execution for assigned Central Engineering programs supporting Etch.
Define program scope, objectives, technical requirements, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, and success criteria.
Drive delivery of integrated, working system-level solutions and maintain accountability for program commitments, including recovery plans when commitments are at risk.
Translate chamber and product requirements into requirements for Central Engineering capabilities, including platform, robotics and automation, software, controls, systems engineering, and advanced R&D technologies.
Align requirements across product, chamber, platform, software, robotics, and engineering organizations, ensuring interfaces, dependencies, and system-level requirements are understood.
Identify integration risks, architecture dependencies, qualification requirements, and gaps that could affect product readiness or customer introduction.
Manage a portfolio of Central Engineering programs and capabilities supporting Etch, tracking program health, resources, technical maturity, milestones, dependencies, risks, and customer commitments.
Scope and prioritize new program requests and identify the engineering capabilities, resources, and organizations needed for execution.
Negotiate priorities between Etch product groups and Central Engineering functions, and address portfolio-level resource constraints and cross-program dependencies.
Provide leadership with visibility into program health, resource needs, critical risks, decision points, and recovery actions.
Lead cross-functional execution across platform, robotics, automation, software, controls, systems integration, and advanced engineering organizations.
Drive decisions across organizational boundaries, establish ownership, and hold teams accountable for agreed deliverables, timelines, and technical outcomes.
Influence without direct authority through clear requirements, data-driven priorities, decision frameworks, and escalation paths.
Identify and manage technical, integration, resource, schedule, qualification, and customer-introduction risks; establish mitigation and recovery plans and escalate decisions when needed.
Coordinate engineering readiness for lab integration, system qualification, product release, and customer introduction.
Drive issues found during system integration or customer introduction through root-cause analysis, corrective action, ownership, and closure.