Semiconductor Tools Installations & Bay Fit-up Upgrades Project Manager - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$133,500 - $183,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 6 August 2026.
About the role
This role provides leadership for tool installations and bay fit-up upgrades within Applied Materials' Silicon Valley R&D lab facilities. The position oversees facility project managers and construction partners executing capital projects across all phases of design, permitting, construction, start-up, and commissioning.
What you'll do
- Safely design, plan, execute, construct, start-up, and commission advanced semiconductor R&D lab facilities upgrades and tool installations. - Oversee facility project managers in preparing and managing project scope, schedule, and budget through all phases of design, contracting, and commissioning. - Order long lead equipment and materials while reviewing and approving engineering submittals, layouts, and detail drawings with stakeholders. - Manage and direct construction activities, including RFIs, project scopes of work, bid comparisons, work plan generation, and inspections to ensure strict compliance with permitting requirements and building codes. - Manage construction contractors and service providers to ensure safe work practices and resolve constructability issues. - Coordinate with internal business partners, architecture and engineering firms, Facilities Operations, and EH&S to establish project requirements and align with capital approvals.
What you'll need
- 7+ years of experience in the semiconductor, Thin Films, or similar industry. - Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline. - Proven experience managing the installation of semiconductor tools into R&D facilities, including technical facility planning, design, and build. - Prior management experience leading project management teams or equivalent. - Experience selecting, developing, and managing tool hook-up related service providers and construction contractors. - Working knowledge of financial accounting practices covering capital versus expense allocations and scope funding gap reviews. - Moderate-to-advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Skills: tool installations, upgrades project manager, semiconductor R&D lab facilities, design, plan, execute, construction contractors
This role has been open 211 days — well above the 54-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
369
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$152k
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| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (369 roles · 43 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 91 | 369 |
| Median days open | 47 d | 54 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: tool installations, upgrades project manager, semiconductor R&D lab facilities, design, plan, execute, construction contractors
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 91 open roles · median 47 d
- Lam Research · 75 open roles · median 40 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 135 d
- ASML · 20 open roles · median 66 d
- Teradyne · 18 open roles · median 38 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 101 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 43 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. Figures refresh nightly.