Applied Materials

Sym3 Staff Hardware Engineer, Mechanical or Electrical

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Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Salary

$147,000.00 - $202,500.00

Location

Santa Clara,CA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits hrportal.ehr.com/applied/.

TEAM OVERVIEW

Our team is focused on creating valuable new services for customers, with a focus on plasma and thermal chambers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Work with customers, field team and BU to identify service HVP’s on plasma tools
  2. Identify required changes needed to improve hardware performance
  3. Work with engineering team and vendors to prototype and test hardware
  4. Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on engineering experiments
  5. Analyze test results and generate marketing reports to demonstrate value to customers

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  1. 5+ years of Sym3 etch hardware experience required
  2. Problem solving, root cause mechanism development and validation
  3. Technical presentation and communication skills required
  4. Product development experience is a plus

REQUIREMENTS/EDUCATION

  1. Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, plasma or related

Years of Experience

  1. 5 or more

Business Expertise

  1. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

  1. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Problem Solving

  1. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Impact

  1. Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

  1. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree or higher

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

5+ Years

WORK EXPERIENCE

Additional Information

Time Type

Full time

Employee Type

Assignee / Regular

Travel

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible

  1. No
  2. The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors
  3. including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and
  4. with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition
  5. to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms
  6. of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as
  7. applicable.
  8. For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC)
  9. range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at
  10. 100% goal achievement.
  11. Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will
  12. receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national
  13. origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender
  14. identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis
  15. prohibited by law.
  16. In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site
  17. appliedmaterials.com/us/en/careers.html accessible to all users.
  18. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need
  19. assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at
  20. [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at
  21. 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor.
  22. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire
  23. about the status of applications.

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