Product Engineer IV - (E4)

The Opportunity

Join the Center of Excellence (COE) team, as a product engineer accountable for the next big product ideas for Applied Materials Silicon Product Group. This is a highly visible role with an emphasis on the productization and execution from concept to volume production with end-to-end responsibility. You will be responsible for the design, manufacturing technology development and metrology of a complex electromechanical assembly into product including system design, performance tradeoffs on system integration challenges. You will work side by side with engineering, productivity, and supply chain to drive innovative material engineering solutions that bring value to our customers in device performance, yield, and cost of ownership. 

Character

• Persistent sense of urgency to learn quickly, fail fast and develop exciting new technologies faster than anyone else
• Out-of-the-box thinking. No hesitation recommending improved ways of doing things, and no fear recommending stopping a project that isn’t getting traction
• Motivation & commitment to take projects and tasks at hand to their conclusions
• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view
• Passion for new technologies, innovation and finding solutions to hard problems

Responsibilities: What will you do?

• Supplier Manufacturing Technology Development
  • Partner with suppliers to develop, establish and improve manufacturing processes related to New Product Introduction (NPI). Development not limited to ceramic manufacturing, bond / lamination capability, electro-thermal response, controls at extreme temperatures to name few 
  • Drive the exploration, validation, and integration of technologies, materials, analysis methods 
  • Coordinate with cross functional teams for design process, test, reliability and manufacturing to solve product and productivity issues 
• Product Development and Characterization
  • Develop metrology hardware (and may develop software) to enable automated measurement of key performance metrics. Implement and/or enhance system diagnostics and calibrations. Experience in Infrared IR/ Thermocouple TCs temperature, load cell force, acoustic/optics/capacitive sensing, RF metrology preferred
  • Build simulation models by using verification, calibration, and validation techniques and best practices leading to high-quality results.
  • Develop multi-physics models and optimization algorithms for static, dynamic, structural, and electro-thermal-mechanical analysis, and create/develop methods to predict field failure models
  • Define and manage performance & reliability test plans for these new materials, processes, and components
• CAD and BOM
  • Design or modify engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics and/or detailed drawings/specifications of difficult scope
  • Experience with supporting manufacturing / service organizations through training, documentation (procedures, OMS, BKMs, etc.), and troubleshooting
  • May be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of custom mechanical tooling, fixturing, and associated processes to enable the handling, assembly and/or disassembly of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies throughout the product life cycle.
• Project Management
  • Support system engineering projects that have a substantial mix of electrical, mechanical, physics, algorithms, and software design, and understand the underlying system implications
  • Coordinate a wide variety of materials, samples, testing, assessing, reporting, etc. simultaneously across multiple technologies, programs, partners, suppliers, and customers
  • Prepare summary reports for internal and external audiences, present findings, data, and conclusions to technical experts

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of engineering analysis and design, mechanics, and proficiency in solving engineering problems using analytical techniques and engineering knowledge such as thermodynamics, measurement control, heat transfer, stress analysis, Finite Element Analysis, and system integration
• Working knowledge of materials & components used in semiconductor wafer manufacturing equipment, materials characterization methods, and failure analysis of materials/system
• Working knowledge of Statistics Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), failure mode effect and analysis, Root Cause and Correct Actions (RCCA), 8D and 5Whys problem solving
• Proficiency in data analysis software like MATLAB, Python, Excel, or equivalent
• Hands-on experience in mechanical design in the areas of CAD drawings, thermal design, fluidic design, FEA, FMEA, and various simulation tools (Ansys HFSS, Maxwell, ADS, COMSOL), CAD drawing tools (eg Siemens Nx Unigraphics, Inventor, AutoCAD, etc)
• Modeling of mechanical constrains for better design and material optimization. Assess the technical trade-offs compared to cost trade-offs for material solutions

Education & Experience:

• MS with 6+ years of experience or PhD in Mechanical Engineering with 4+ years of experience in materials and manufacturing processes (technical ceramics, electro ceramics, piezo, adhesives, bonding, etc) or similar
• Research project or industry experience in design characterization and validation of extreme temperature systems (eg heaters, actuators, metrology, etc) including theory of operation, signal processing, manufacturing, and design trade – offs
• Demonstrated comfort managing fast-paced innovation utilizing external services, contractors, and specialists in an efficient, cost-effective manner
• Systems thinker with depth and breadth of expertise in an area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with ceramic or composite fabrication techniques such as milling, casting, sintering in vacuum furnaces, hot-presses, autoclaves
• Experience with optics and electromagnetics
• Ability to drive technical projects with a multi-disciplinary team to completion

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills:

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

7 - 10 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

U.S. Salary Range:

$160,000.00 - $220,000.00

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.