GPS Engineer IV - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$147,000 - $202,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Applied Materials is hiring a GPS Engineer IV in Santa Clara, CA to integrate corrective actions, lessons learned, and serviceability into new products.
What you'll do
- Ensure legacy corrective actions and lessons learned are captured in new products design intent, and contribute to the FMECA process. - Develop new procedures and Best Known Methods (BKMs) to service new products. - Participate in Engineering Design Reviews and partner with the Quality & Reliability (Q&R) group to review and address top field issues. - Participate in or own the CAPA process, and conduct or facilitate Failure Analysis (FA) as needed. - Drive resolution of key issues with Engineering, owning beta site test plans and reporting. - Align with Global Technical Training (GTT) on overall training plans for new products and train the trainers.
What you'll need
- Depth and breadth of expertise in product engineering, equipment serviceability, or a related technical discipline. - Experience contributing to FMECA processes and participating in engineering design reviews. - Hands-on experience driving CAPA and conducting or facilitating Failure Analysis (FA). - Experience owning beta site test plans, test reporting, and field issue resolution. - Ability to develop procedures, Best Known Methods (BKMs), and technical training plans for new products.
Skills: FMECA, CAPA, Failure Analysis, beta site test plans
This role has been open 143 days — well above the 81-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
158
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Median days open
81 d
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Median salary
$175k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (158 roles · 48 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 158 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 8 | 2240 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 107 d | 81 d (+26 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $175k |
Skills observed across this category: FMECA, CAPA, Failure Analysis, beta site test plans
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 12 open roles · median 57 d
- Micron Technology · 11 open roles · median 182 d
- AMD · 10 open roles · median 108 d
- onsemi · 10 open roles · median 86 d
- Entegris · 8 open roles · median 97 d
- Marvell Technology · 8 open roles · median 30 d
How we counted: 158 open Product Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 48 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.