Technical Program/Project Management V (E5)

Originally posted 30 October 2026 by the employer.

About the role

The Technical Program/Project Management V (E5) leads strategic semiconductor optical inspection and metrology product-development programs from concept through qualification, product release, and customer adoption. The role drives program execution using the Applied Materials Product Development Process (PDP) framework across hardware, software, Systems Engineering, and field organizations.

What you'll do

• Lead large, multi-year optical inspection and metrology product-development programs with accountability for execution, technology readiness, and product maturity.
• Develop program strategies, integrated roadmaps, resource plans, and execution schedules aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Drive system integration, verification, evaluation, qualification, and product-adoption activities across engineering, operations, supply chain, and customers.
• Manage schedule, cost, quality, investment, and risk performance throughout the product-development lifecycle.
• Provide direct leadership and development for organizational leaders and their teams, including oversight of the Systems Engineering organization through its leadership structure.
• Deliver executive-level visibility through program reviews, dashboards, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Semiconductor industry experience leading complex optical inspection, optical metrology, process-control, or related equipment-development programs.
• Track record of delivering complex technology programs spanning hardware, software, and systems integration from concept through customer adoption.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional teams and managing programs involving substantial technical complexity, investment, and supplier dependencies.
• Demonstrated experience managing trade-offs across performance, schedule, cost, quality, and risk within a structured product development process.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.

Skills: program management, optical inspection, metrology, PDP, product lifecycle

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