Summer Intern - Product Quality Reliability Engineer jobs at Applied Materials

Key Responsibilities

Technically lead and/or execute unusually complex engineering projects and spearhead research and development of new technologies as appropriate

Develops and implements concepts for entire range of unusually complex product issues and engineering solutions

Problem identification and troubleshooting a wide range of unusually complex engineering and technology problems that have division wide potential implications

Specify or perform unusually complex engineering analysis

Specify the development of, design, or modify engineering layouts/schematics and/or detaileddrawings/specificationsof unusually complex scope

Generate product specifications. Define, coordinate, perform, and document engineering tests.

Specify and review engineering documentation and engineering processes

Functional Knowledge

• Recognized as “guru” or external expert in a function
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field

Business Expertise

• Influences internal/external business and/or regulatory issues that have an impact on the business

Leadership

• Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership

Problem Solving

• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions

Impact

• Impacts business direction through the development of innovative services or products

Interpersonal Skills

• Negotiates with senior management, customers, regulators or vendors to influence decisions

Key Responsibilities

• Develops complex scope business & marketing plans, assesses market penetration and product positioning to drive competitive advantage, revenue and market share

• Recommends investment decisions for new product development

• Conducts complex competitive analysis for specific products or product lines. Drives Red Team Analysis

• Assists with complex pricing strategies to build and protect a leadership position in market share while enhancing profit margins and developing marketing tools for successful product introductions

• Partners with Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales to develop new products and enhance existing products as well as communicate critical market needs and time requirements

• Understands technical and business environments. Assists with the development of strategies to meet business objectives

• Supports the Field to ensure synergistic account approaches and optimization of all opportunities for account partnership and penetration

• Manages release of complex products through the end of their product life cycle

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a technical related field. Masters degree a plus.

• 7-10+ years of experience in semiconductor, solar, or display industries

• Experience with ALD (Atomic LayerDeposition) and CVD(Chemical Vapor Deposition)

• Strong preference for candidates who are fluent in Mandarin.

• Experience in product marketing and management of product development, product management, and product promotion.

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

As an optoelectronics testing engineer, you'll be responsible for characterizing and testing our next generation photonics interconnect devices, such as interposer, waveguide, FAU, CPO, transceivers, and various optoelectronic subsystems. You will conduct verification and characterization of various active and passive optical and photonic components including but not limited to modulators, photodetectors, passive waveguides and couplers, multiplexers and de-multiplexers, and fiber-to-chip coupling. You will define test plan and develop test setup and procedures for optical device and modules.
Responsibilities

• Bring-up and characterization of high-speed optical components, including waveguide, coupler, modulators and photodetectors, ensuring they meet performance expectations.
• Design, implement and maintain optical and electrical test setups
• Design and implement test procedures for silicon photonics chips and SIP based optical subsystems
• Design and execute validation and debug plans aligned with product specs, including link-level electro-optic testing using industry-standard equipment like BERTs, DCAs, VNAs, and AWGs.
• Design and debug test methods and fixtures to characterize optical alignment systems
• Establish and manage test data collection, archiving, analysis and presentation
• Maintain test equipment and instrument calibration, identify and purchase test parts and write equipment preventive maintenance (PM) procedures

Qualification

• Ph.D. or working towards Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Optics and Optical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field
• Hands on experience with optical chip, component and system-level prototyping and testing for Telecommunications or Data Center Interconnect (DCI) product development.

• Working knowledge and experience with manufacturing support, such as optical component testing and performance evaluation.
• Fluent in programming skills in a PC/Windows environment using C, Python, LabView to enable test scripting and automation
• Data collection, analysis and reporting data analysis software such as JMP, Matlab, and MS Office.
• Desirable experience withCAD/modeling/simulationsoftware such as PADs, Solidworks, and Zemax
• Self-motivated, creative, teamwork oriented

Key Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of electronic microscopy techniques to image wafers for customer demos to aid in the success of meeting customer requirements

Participate in creating recipes to optimize FIB prep of TEM samples

Support other metrology techniques including XRR, XRD, XRF, AFM, SE

Work with Arizona State University (ASU) to use TEM equipment on ASU campus

Generate and distribute Best Known Methods (BKMs) for film imaging

Functional Knowledge

• Hands on experience with SEM, FIB, STEM, and or TEM

Business Expertise

• Basic understanding of the semiconductor industry and thin film deposition

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities; accountable for developing technical contribution

Problem Solving

• Uses existing procedures to solve standard problems; analyzes information and standard practices to make judgments

Impact

• Has limited impact on own work team; works within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines

Interpersonal Skills

• Exchanges straightforward information, asks questions and checks for understanding

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

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 .

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale helps our customers – who make smartphones, supercomputers, virtual reality headsets, autonomous vehicles and more – transform their ideas into reality. Our innovations Make Possible® a Better Future.

Inside our company, we apply the idea of Make Possible as we work together. We value our people and teams who turn possibilities into reality by advancing our strategy, accomplishing great things and empowering others. We are deeply committed to fostering a Culture of Inclusion where every person knows they belong, feels empowered to bring their whole self to work, and is inspired to grow.

If you’re looking for the next step in your future, consider Applied Materials. With the data explosion and new investment in semiconductors, it’s an exciting place to be.

Description

This role focuses on product, market analytics, actionable insights and communications consolidation in support of the Service Business Units (SBU) and Applied Global Services (AGS) segment. This person will engage cross-functionally torelevant analysis, aligned insights and internal/external executive communications in support of business operating rhythms. The person will contribute to strategic development in support of the SBU and AGS business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing product, business, market analytics & actionable insights/reporting supporting SBU and AGS strategic business and operating priorities.
• Partners within the SBU and cross functionally to support consolidation and on-time delivery of high quality internal/external AGS operating communications (Strategy, Quarterly Annual Operating etc…).
• Executing cross functionally defines and delivers data quality, reporting improvement and automation priorities
• Drives improvement in business, market segmentation and analytics to drive change in support of exceeding business growth outcomes/targets.
• Leads strong teams and cross-functional engagement across multiple geographies & external partners including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal etc. Communicates program progress /execution to senior executives and stakeholders.

Desired Skills, Competencies & Experience

• Tertiary degree qualified, with minimum 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong business communication materials creation/delivery capability and experience
• Strong business / marketing analytics experience with a performance-based track record
• Strong business and financial acumen, segmentation capability
• Semiconductor and or services industry experience desired
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Product and or service business experience desired
• Positive can-do hands-on entrepreneurial attitude that builds support for business needs
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal presence that extends confidence and humility
• Ability to effectively manage and deliver to business deadlines.
• Critical thinking and ability to influence and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams (Sales, finance, marketing, strategy, management).
• Excellent personal time management and project management skills.

Employee Type:

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 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 atAccommodations_Program@amat.com,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.

What We Offer

We are looking for a Photonics Engineer with a focus on collaborating with the industry’s design and foundry partners, and internal design stake owners to establish advanced photonics technology capabilities for next generation optical interconnect. This individual should be interested in supporting and leading programs devoted to the design, development, and applications of Si photonics technology for photonics interconnect in application of hyperscale and AI computing. This person will apply strong understanding of photonics principles and knowledge on integrating devices into a PIC considering system requirements that include both to meet application performance and also to enable practically manufacturable optical module production.

Good level understanding of advanced Si photonics technology, devices such as laser, to explore innovation of new optical devices

Bring up new photonics features in custom opto-electronic hardware

Perform tests, improve test procedures and analyze data to enable improvements in device performance and product yield

Work with system architecture to define photonics interconnect need for hyperscale, AI computing, and network switching / routing system.

Qualifications

PhD degree or working toward PhD in Engineering, Physics, Photonics or related technical field

Experienced in leading the development of Si photonics PIC solutions

Expertise with photonic design tools, such as Lumerical, Tidy3D, COMSOL, RSoft.

Need to have hands on experience on using cadence virtuoso. Should have done tape out with the like of Global Foundry, Tower Jazz or other silicon photonics fab.

Strong knowledge on high speed optoelectronics device design

Good knowledge on CMOS semiconductor process

Good knowledge on semiconductor wafer backend and package ecosystem

Good knowledge on EDA or EPDA tools for PIC design, simulation and tape out process.

Key Responsibilities

Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a wide range of complex process engineering experiments for multiple products, within safety guidelines

Utilize techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and apply new technologies to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on a wide range of complex systems for multiple products, within safety guidelines

Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, technical reports and generate process engineering specifications

Develop, plan and execute process engineering projects, within safety guidelines

Train engineers in measurement techniques of film properties and guide them in the interpretation of the data, new methodologies, trouble shooting techniques and resolve a wide range of complex process engineering issues/problems for multiple products

Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation

Identify, select and work with vendors and suppliers with limited to no supervision

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

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

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view