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About this Sr. Materials Engineer role at Applied Materials

Applied Materials · Onsite · Phoenix,AZ

Who We Are


Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.


What We Offer


Salary:

$108,000.00 - $148,500.00

Location:

Phoenix,AZ

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits

Key Responsibilities

  • Leads thin film/coating development and designs process DOEs to get the coating and materials property to meet requirements.
  • Leads thin film/coating, and materials characterizations.
  • Responsible to thin film/coating defects control.
  • Work with variety teams to do quality problem resolutions and incident management, drive root cause and correction action.  Identifies and drives broad based systemic supplier resolutions at the process level. 

Functional Knowledge

  • Regarded as the technical expert in the following technical areas
  • Materials science, Chemistry and various coatings processes, such thermal CVD.
  • Fabrication and manufacturing of coating coated semiconductor components
  • Modeling for thermal and gas flow
    • Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function
  • Material analysis and characterization as well as surface analysis of films and coatings.
  • Failure analysis for structural integrity of coatings related components

Leadership

  • May lead projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

  • Leads others to solve complex problems, using sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
  • Understanding and use of various problem solving methodologies, such as 8D, six sigma, etc.

Education: Master's Degree a must (Ph.D. preferred) at Materials science, Chemistry or Physics science

Experience: 3-5 Years

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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How this Materials Engineer salary compares

This role pays $128,250/yrin line with the typical range for Materials Engineer roles.

$97,528 median $132,750 $193,070

Typical range $114,100–$161,900/yr, from 130 comparable Materials Engineer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Materials Engineer salary insights →

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