Technical Project Manager - ALD New Product Transitions (E2-E4)

Applied Materials•Austin, TX

1d•$96,000 - $132,000•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Technical Project Manager for its ALD Manufacturing Engineering team, primarily supporting ALD New Product Transitions, with responsibilities that may also include Continuous Improvement Projects and refurbished ALD systems. The role works collaboratively with Manufacturing Engineers, Test Technicians, Quality Engineers, System Project Managers, suppliers, business management, Operations Management, and Finance. For ALD products including quad-wafer chamber and Trillium products, the Project Manager works with Design Engineering, New Product Manufacturing Engineers, Materials Project Managers, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations to develop the manufacturing strategy and high-level Plan for Record. The role manages manufacturing builds from lab chambers and Early Learning Shipment builds through the ALD pilot line, as well as Development Tool of Record shipments to customers. It also ensures progress on build and test documentation, supplier quality, and field quality. The transition to volume is completed when product modules meet capacity, cycle-time, and quality goals. The position applies project-management expertise and basic knowledge of semiconductor capital equipment to manufacturing problems. It coordinates product releases and engineering changes, supports build and test documentation and specifications, evaluates manufacturing and test data, and contributes to continuous improvement and failure analysis. The position provides guidance to team members but has no direct supervisory responsibilities. The role is based in Austin, Texas, is full-time, requires travel of 10% of the time, and is not relocation eligible.

Requirements

Conceptual and practical expertise in project management.
Basic knowledge of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry.
Knowledge and experience in the relevant discipline, with the ability to continue acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills.
Ability to learn new skills and apply them to manufacturing problems.
Ability to solve straightforward problems using standard procedures and technical experience and judgment.
Experience range varies from 2 to 7 years depending on the grade assigned at offer.
Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Deeper knowledge of ALD tools.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with other engineering functions on the release of product improvements and new products; launch, release, approve, and implement engineering change requests as needed.
Manage ALD new-product manufacturing builds, from lab chambers and Early Learning Shipment builds through the pilot line and Development Tool of Record customer shipments.
Work cross-functionally to develop high-level Plans for Record and manufacturing strategies, including where and how modules will be built and tested.
Ensure product progress in build and test documentation, supplier quality, and field quality, and complete transitions to volume when module performance goals are met.
Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements.
Apply design-for-excellence principles to reduce manufacturing or product costs and improve delivered product quality.
Lead team members in developing build and test specifications and documentation with a cross-functional team.
Work with Central Test Engineering, Test Technicians, and other Test Engineers on test-fixture design and development; may assist with test-fixture sourcing.
Gather and evaluate operational and test data and take corrective or continuous-improvement actions as appropriate.
Evaluate work methods, test procedures, and workcenter policies; help develop and maintain business processes and test strategies to improve performance and reduce manufacturing cycle time.
Work with Customer Experience and Design Engineers to identify root causes of internal and external non-conformances and drive corrective actions into test strategies and processes.
Develop test strategies and determine tooling and test fixtures needed to test new chambers to quality and cycle-time goals as they transition to volume manufacturing.
Keep the team focused on program goals and timely system delivery with high quality standards.
Provide guidance to team members; no direct supervisory responsibilities.