Technical Program/Project Management IV - Austin, TX, United States
$116,000 - $159,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on accelerating impact within Austin Operations, specifically designed for Junior Military Officers transitioning into operations leadership.
About the role
This role involves leading and executing operations-focused projects with clear deliverables and measurable business outcomes, specifically designed for Junior Military Officers transitioning into operations leadership roles within Austin Operations.
What you'll do
- Lead and execute operations-focused projects with clear deliverables, milestones, risks, and measurable business outcomes.
- Partner with manufacturing, production control, demand management, quality, engineering, supply chain, and program teams to translate operational priorities into executable plans.
- Apply military leadership experience to build trust quickly, lead through ambiguity, and drive accountability in a matrixed manufacturing environment.
- Identify and implement improvements in cost, quality, delivery, safety, productivity, flow, and operational discipline.
- Build Applied-specific knowledge of semiconductor equipment manufacturing, factory operations, customer commitments, and cross-functional decision dynamics.
- Communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to operations leaders and stakeholders.
What you'll need
- Recent Junior Military Officer (JMO) experience with demonstrated leadership of teams, missions, operations, or complex programs.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical discipline, operations, supply chain, or a related field.
- Experience leading cross-functional execution, operating under constraints, managing competing priorities, and making sound decisions with incomplete information.
- Demonstrated ability to build credibility quickly with technical, operational, and front-line teams.
- Ability to work full-time onsite supporting Austin Operations needs.
Nice to have
- Experience in manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, supply chain, aviation, naval, aerospace, semiconductor, industrial, or other complex operational environments.
- Familiarity with Lean, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, project management, or operational excellence methods.
- Experience managing safety, quality, readiness, training, maintenance, logistics, or mission-critical operations.
- Ability to influence without direct authority and navigate a large, matrixed organization.
- Interest in building a long-term career in Applied Materials Operations in Austin.
Skills: operations-focused projects, manufacturing environment, semiconductor equipment manufacturing, supply chain, operational discipline
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 46-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
368
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Median days open
46 d
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Median salary
$152k
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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 (368 roles · 40 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 99 | 368 |
| Median days open | 38 d | 46 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: operations-focused projects, manufacturing environment, semiconductor equipment manufacturing, supply chain, operational discipline
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 100 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 71 open roles · median 35 d
- Micron Technology · 38 open roles · median 118 d
- ASML · 22 open roles · median 51 d
- Teradyne · 17 open roles · median 21 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 368 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 40 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.