Application Engineer IV

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Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$147,000.00 - $202,500.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

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Job Posting Title: Application Engineer IV - (E4)

Job Description

The candidate will be an individual with demonstrated expertise, preferably in two or more of the following areas:

• Optical thin film metrology including scatterometry, UV-visible and IR techniques
• X-ray based metrology including XRF, XPS, HR-XRD
• elemental analysis using SIMS 
• electrical film metrology including both contact and non-contact techniques
• optical defect inspection including unpatterned wafer inspection and edge inspection
• contamination analysis using TXRF-VPD and VPD-ICPMS
• Nanomechanical techniques using nano-indentation and profilometry using AFM
• Photoacoustic techniques

He/she will have several years of work experience on metrology applications with multiple techniques.   The candidate will work primarily with process teams across Applied and develop metrology applications to support product and process development.   He/she will also implement metrology best practices and provide data analysis for projects.    The successful candidate will also be willing to learn application of new metrology techniques.   The role will involve supporting Applied teams worldwide; travel will be limited and expected to be less than 10%.

Qualifications: MS equivalent or higher in engineering or science with at least 5 years of relevant work experience. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop applications based on Optical film metrology techniques to qualify semiconductor process tools
• Actively engage with key vendors to understand the latest metrology techniques and influence roadmap for future solutions
• Technically leads difficult and complex metrology application activities.
• Lead internal and customer technical review meetings to address metrology solutions
• Defines customer technical requirements, through deep analysis and clear understanding of the product roadmap
• Define new methodologies to optimized system performance for specific application
• This technical staff position leads and/or develops and executes exceptionally complex technology and engineering projects and leads research and development of new technologies as appropriate. 
• Works on critical complex issues that impact longer term product development and business success measured by one or more of the following: incremental revenue growth, market share increases, key customer penetrations, time to market improvement and commercial value of the work.
• Within safety guidelines design, perform, collect data, analyze and compile reports on unusually complex engineering experiments and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. 
• Develop innovative solutions as part of proven track record of significant technology contributions.  Recognized internally (across Business Units)  as one of the limited number of technical experts in their field of expertise
• Conceive and implement new technology, normally named as primary inventor on numerous critical patents and recognized through awards and/or published papers within the last five years.
• Leads and collaborates to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. 
• Guides less experienced engineers in utilizing metrology techniques to define methods and new technologies and apply them on unusually complex systems.
• Leads and collaborates to contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. 

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field
• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function

Business Expertise

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements

Leadership

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution

Problem Solving

• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Impact

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 25% 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.

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