Manager, Hardware (HW) Qualification and Development Support Team (DST) Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$161,000 - $221,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 25 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Oversees module qualification, integration, and development support for semiconductor hardware platforms. Serves as a technical expert across multiple R&D disciplines (Optic, Electronic, Motion, or SEM) to qualify subsystem performance to specification.
What you'll do
- Support R&D module owners in off-tool and on-tool module integration, calibration, qualification, and C&F activities. - Define and execute qualification plans, risk assessments, and calibration procedures for complex, non-system components. - Serve as tool owner and expert for tool build, complex integration, and third-level escalation debugging for specialized modules. - Author and qualify production documentation, including full build books and subsystem ATP tests. - Utilize MES platforms (such as SiView, Applied Materials APF, or Siemens Opcenter) to monitor lot holds, review step histories, and extract operational data for yield analysis and troubleshooting. - Drive cross-functional alignment across stakeholder organizations to schedule R&D activities, align priorities, execute projects, and report out results.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline. - 4 to 7 years of relevant experience. - Technical expertise in at least 2 R&D disciplines among Optic, Electronic, Motion, or SEM. - Demonstrated experience defining and qualifying full build books and subsystem ATP tests. - Proficiency in MES platforms (e.g., SiView, Applied Materials APF, Siemens Opcenter, or equivalent) to monitor lot holds, review step histories, and extract operational data.
Skills: qualification, module integration, calibration, MES, ATP tests
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 56-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3866
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$126k
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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 (3866 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 644 | 3866 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1150 | 10096 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 56 d | 56 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: qualification, module integration, calibration, MES, ATP tests
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 621 open roles · median 58 d
- Lam Research · 572 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 287 open roles · median 68 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 49 d
- ASML · 184 open roles · median 78 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3866 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.