Technical Project/Program Management IV - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$133,500 - $183,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 11 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on all research, development, and engineering aspects within the Metal Deposition Products (MDP) Service Business Unit supporting Applied Materials' customer BEOL install base. The position leads new service product development, continuous improvement, and the execution of segment functional business plans.
What you'll do
- Direct R&D and engineering program management for BEOL metal deposition service products. - Lead customer application understanding and development to facilitate new product introduction. - Maintain accountability for on-time delivery, cost, and quality of new products and technologies to support customer, operating plan, and growth commitments. - Lead the development and execution of project management, product lifecycle processes (PLC), continuous improvement programs, and ECO workflows. - Support quality, productivity, and sustaining engineering initiatives in partnership with customers, operations, and strategic sourcing. - Oversee sampling field quality processes and communicate RD&E progress and execution to senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
What you'll need
- Degree in a science or engineering discipline such as Materials, Mechanical, Chemical, Physics, Electrical, or a related field, with 5+ years of relevant experience. - Domain expertise and systems experience in materials, deposition, and plasma, including physical vapor deposition (PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), or atomic layer deposition (ALD). - Proven track record in new product introduction (NPI) within semiconductor applications. - Strong program management and product lifecycle management experience delivering to multiple Key Performance Indices (KPIs). - Demonstrated experience utilizing Voice of Customer (VOC) processes.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Materials, Mechanical, Chemical, Physics, Electrical, or a related engineering field. - Semiconductor services experience. - Knowledge or experience in AI and automation.
Skills: program management, product vitality, new service product development, product lifecycle processes, R&D and Engineering
This role has been open 43 days — well below 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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| 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: program management, product vitality, new service product development, product lifecycle processes, R&D and Engineering
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.