Technical Project/Program Management III - (E3) - Austin, TX, United States
$96,000 - $132,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Applied Materials is seeking a Technical Project/Program Management III (E3) to manage program deliverables from Manufacturing Operations.
What you'll do
- Lead a matrixed operational team of New Product Manufacturing Engineers, Material Project Managers, DFX Engineers, Supplier Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing Program Managers. - Engage Pilot Manufacturing to ensure early learning builds meet target milestones, and resolve business process operational issues across Business Units, Pilot Operations, and Volume Production. - Align with Cross Functional Product Management Teams to develop plans and execute product commercialization strategies. - Drive Product Life Cycle Operations deliverables for Business Unit New Product Introduction programs and analyze production maturity to manage risk exposure. - Develop project schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and documentation using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel. - Prepare and present program status and strategic overviews to senior management while tracking action items, risks, and cross-project interdependencies.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline (preferably Mechanical or Electrical) along with an M.B.A. - Minimum 6-8 years of experience in project management, program management, or data analysis. - Understanding of manufacturing operations in Product Life Cycle and Engineering Change Management. - Proficiency in Microsoft Project for schedules and Microsoft Excel for analytical reporting, charting, and data gathering. - Working knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures for financial planning and tracking.
Nice to have
- Exposure to the semiconductor industry. - Working knowledge of SAP. - Experience developing Excel Macros. - PMP or Scrum Certification. - Experience with relational databases like MS SQL Server or data analytics tools such as Minitab.
Skills: project management, program management, process operational issues, product commercialization, new product introduction
This role has been open 180 days — well above the 53-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
53 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 (369 roles · 43 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 91 | 369 |
| Median days open | 46 d | 53 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: project management, program management, process operational issues, product commercialization, new product introduction
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 91 open roles · median 46 d
- Lam Research · 75 open roles · median 39 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 134 d
- ASML · 20 open roles · median 65 d
- Teradyne · 18 open roles · median 37 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 100 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 43 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.