Technical Project/ Program Management jobs at Applied Materials in Singapore, Singapore

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the tool product transition into Singapore including project management and demand management.

• Own the end-to-end management of projects, ensuring compliance with Applied Materials' standards and requirements.

• Prepares project plan and coordinates project activities from planning to implementation. Maintain matrix for process improvements.

• Coordinates project schedule and task details and helps to prepare reports, tracking charts, checklist and project scheduling across cross-functional teams and geographies, ensuring continuity of operations during and after the transition.

• Analyze demand trends and provide actionable insights to optimize resource allocation and inventory planning.

• Aligns the progress of resources internal to the business unit to meet project on-time and budget performance objectives.

• On occasion will interface with external suppliers and monitor and report on the projects progress against quality and cost metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in technical project/program management, preferably in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing

• Strong understanding of demand planning processes and tools

• Proven track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills

• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, SAP, or equivalent)

Work Location

• Upper Changi

What We Offer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead materials strategy and execution for complex sourcing projects supporting division level objectives.

• Manage end-to-end materials strategy from concept to enablement, including sourcing, supplier selection, and alignment with volume manufacturing.

• Analyze demand signals to crate plans that minimize inventory exposure and accelerate supply chain performance.

• Collaborate with engineering to interpret requirements and identify critical, long-lead, and inspection-intensive parts.

• Benchmark internal and external systems to integrate best practices into project deliverables.

• Align with program management to clearly communicate status, milestones, tasks, and risks.

• Monitor supplier performance toward program goals and escalate issues as needed.

• Drive resolution of supplier quality issues in partnership with engineering and quality teams.

• Provide business process expertise to increase velocity of execution across engineering, supply chain, and quality.

Functional Knowledge & Expertise

• Recognized as a technical expert in materials and sourcing within the organization with the ability to lead and motivate.

• Demonstrates broad knowledge across operations disciplines and applies innovative thinking to solve complex problems.

• Anticipates business and regulatory challenges and recommends improvements to processes, products, or services.

Leadership & Influence

• Leads high-risk, complex projects with strategic impact.

• Influences cross-functional teams without direct authority to drive project success.

• Communicates complex ideas effectively and gains consensus across senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred; significant relevant experience considered.

• Experience: 5–10 years managing sourcing projects in large organizations.

• Skills: Expert level knowledge of supply chain and business operations; ability to analyze and communicate program impact to quality, manufacturing, planning and logistics; experience with supplier management and materials planning.

Work Location

• Upper Changi

What We Offer

The primary role for this Technical Project Manager is supporting ALD New Product Transitions but responsibilities can flex into supporting New Product Transitions, CIP (Continuous Improvement Projects) and Refurbished Systems for ALD, FEP, and EPI.

Key Responsibilities

• Interfaces with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and/or new products. Launches, releases, approves and implements or issues engineering change requests as required to support design engineering and Operations with new and existing products.

• Estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements. Uses DFx principles to reduce manufacturing and/or product costs, and improve delivered product quality.

Test Procedures, Test Fixtures, and Syscons

• Develops test procedures, including assisting with the definition of test specifications with design / software engineering. Develops and refines Mayan scripts for chamber testing.

• Works with Central Test Engineering, Test Techs, and other Test Engineers on the design and development of test fixtures. May assist in the coordination of test fixture sourcing activities.

• Works with Total Product Support, Test Techs, Contract Manufacturers, and other workcenters in order to develop and maintain the merged syscons for systems.

Statistical Process Control

• Gathers operational and test data and evaluates results; may takescorrective/continuousimprovement actions.

Continuous Improvement

• Evaluates work methods, test procedures, and workcenter policies. Participates in the development and maintenance of new and existing business processes and test strategies in order to continuously improve performance and reduce manufacturing cycle time.

Failure Analysis and Non-Conformance Corrective Action

• Works with Customer Experience team to determine root cause of internal and externalnon-conformances.Drives corrective action back into test strategy based on corrective actions. Works with Customer Experience, and Design Engineers of failure analysis and drive corrective actions into test process.

New Product Transitions

• Supports new product transitions as key manufacturing engineering team member. Works with Design Engineers to convert their test specifications into tests. Develops test strategies to efficiently test chambers to required quality and cycle time goals. Determines tooling and test fixtures required for testing new chambers as they transition into volume manufacturing environment.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in Project Management and basic knowledge of Capital Equipment for Semiconductor Industry. Deeper knowledge of FEP, ALD, and EPI tools is a plus

Engineering Skill Requirements

• Requires knowledge and experience in own discipline; still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills. Builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers. Solves a range of straightforward problems. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction.

• Requires ability to learn new skills and transpose them to solving manufacturing problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all materials shortages for assigned Business Unit (BU) in working closely with Purchasing/Supplier Account Management/Suppliers and respective functions to ensure supply continuity to keep production lines running.
• Take lead on internal and external relationships to ensure consistent, timely and effective communication regarding material availability.
• Work and review with Purchasing Manager/Buyers on constraint suppliers/critical parts to ensure supply continuity to support Business Unit (BU) assigned. Escalate to suppliers/PM when parts are HOT, shipments are missed, or commits aren’t met
• Material Planning for all critical parts with business knowledge to plan and drive strategic supply to ensure consistent and adequate supply of materials in meeting business demand and changes.
• Work with respective functions; engineering, MPM, SCM etc. to ensure Bill of Materials (BOM) integrity and accuracy in driving materials requirement.
• Interface (Focal) point for the BU for all related materials shortages escalation (1st level escalation) and resolution. Work with suppliers/PM/buyers exploring all possibilities to resolve shortages and provide timely update to BU.
• Attend all BU Production/War Room Meetings and suppliers’ meetings (when needed for shortages resolution and escalation)
• Expedites and ensures the timely receipt of critical materials.
• Coordinates/drives purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues.
• Design, develop and implement flexible solutions to aid Supply and Purchasing efficiency, drive process improvements and add value.
• Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function. Assists or participates with the development of ISO documents for the purchasing function.
• Reviews MRP on a regular basis. Identifies issues and escalates as necessary to materials management. Reviews and ensures actions per disposition of ECOs on a worldwide basis.
• Maintains inventory levels per plan and performs E&Z analysis. Minimizes excess and zero demand inventory. Provides input to management regarding action plans to address long term issues.
• Pulls and reads part specifications and engineering drawings. Utilizes knowledge of material types to communicate with engineers and suppliers. Provides feedback to engineering for cost reduction efforts.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations; works to build consensus

Key Responsibilities

Support specific project and program objectives as defined in the areas of responsibility, and that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., determination of outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning, among others) are completed.

Support projects and programs assigned are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.

Ensures that all phases of project, program and/or process development are documented and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate. Ensures compliance with Company policies regarding Engineering/Lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality and safety.

Undertake study of new technologies, as appropriate.

Support data collection for materials & financial resources.

Other Requirements:This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.

Additionally, because this position also may involve working in a clean room, the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields may be required.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all technical support related aspects at a specific customer: escalations, fleet performance, system installations, improvement programs and upgrades.

• Acts as intermediary and field escalation focal point between customer and Division by providing technical support and documentation to field engineers, technicians and product support personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging equipment.

• Provides Alpha Site support to Engineering specifically related to installation, operation, calibration, service and /or testing of a new hardware, process or software design in house or on an engineering tool

• Provides Beta Site Support; specifically related to installation, operation, calibration, service and/or testing of a new hardware, software or processes on a customer tool.

• Initiates and provides review of ECO's to ensure data supports fix and follow up with communication to the field.

• Generates and presents system performance data as required. This includes performance metrics such as MTBF, MTBI and Availability. Reporting will also include process data and I/W spending analysis.

• Supports GPS in the generation of documentation such as CENs and BKMs. Creates and reviews documentation covering technical improvements, system upgrades, and support plans. Presents at customer level. Ensures field implementation.

Qualifications

• 7 - 10 years of hands-on experiences on both wet clean and plasma/ RF/ vacuum chamber systems

• Knowledge on hybrid bonding process

• 20-30% of international and domestic travel

• An individual who is self motivated and work under minimum supervision

• Good communication and soft skills

Work Location

• Science Park II

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all materials shortages for assigned Business Unit (BU) in working closely with Purchasing/Supplier Account Management/Suppliers and respective functions to ensure supply continuity to keep production lines running.
• Take lead on internal and external relationships to ensure consistent, timely and effective communication regarding material availability.
• Work and review with Purchasing Manager/Buyers on constraint suppliers/critical parts to ensure supply continuity to support Business Unit (BU) assigned. Escalate to suppliers/PM when parts are HOT, shipments are missed, or commits aren’t met
• Material Planning for all critical parts with business knowledge to plan and drive strategic supply to ensure consistent and adequate supply of materials in meeting business demand and changes.
• Work with respective functions; engineering, MPM, SCM etc. to ensure Bill of Materials (BOM) integrity and accuracy in driving materials requirement.
• Interface (Focal) point for the BU for all related materials shortages escalation (1st level escalation) and resolution. Work with suppliers/PM/buyers exploring all possibilities to resolve shortages and provide timely update to BU.
• Attend all BU Production/War Room Meetings and suppliers’ meetings (when needed for shortages resolution and escalation)
• Expedites and ensures the timely receipt of critical materials.
• Coordinates/drives purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues.
• Design, develop and implement flexible solutions to aid Supply and Purchasing efficiency, drive process improvements and add value.
• Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function. Assists or participates with the development of ISO documents for the purchasing function.
• Reviews MRP on a regular basis. Identifies issues and escalates as necessary to materials management. Reviews and ensures actions per disposition of ECOs on a worldwide basis.
• Maintains inventory levels per plan and performs E&Z analysis. Minimizes excess and zero demand inventory. Provides input to management regarding action plans to address long term issues.
• Pulls and reads part specifications and engineering drawings. Utilizes knowledge of material types to communicate with engineers and suppliers. Provides feedback to engineering for cost reduction efforts.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations; works to build consensus