Technical Project Manager - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$154,000 - $212,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing and overseeing project plans from conception to implementation, ensuring objectives are clearly defined and agreed upon across the business unit.
What you'll do
- Develop project plans and oversee their implementation, including strategies, processes, and resources.
- Manage schedule and task details utilizing project management tools such as reports, tracking charts, checklists, and project scheduling software.
- Drive allocated resources from other organizations to achieve on-time and within budget performance objectives.
- Initiate and manage capital allocation requests, purchase requisitions, and purchase orders.
- Lead multifunctional design teams comprised of internal, external, and/or matrixed headcount to complete projects.
- Interface and coordinate with customers to define objectives, provide status updates, and prepare for release and deployment.
What you'll need
- Experience in developing project plans.
- Proficiency in using project management tools for schedule and task management.
- Ability to manage capital allocation requests, purchase requisitions, and purchase orders.
- Experience managing cost schedule performance of equipment for internal and external customers.
- Skill in leading multifunctional design teams.
- Expertise in providing engineering and business process guidance on complex programs.
Skills: project plan, schedule and task details, capital allocation requests, cost schedule performance, multifunctional design teams
This role has been open 7 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 | 39 d | 46 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: project plan, schedule and task details, capital allocation requests, cost schedule performance, multifunctional design teams
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.