Applied Materials Technical Project Manager - Metal ALD New Product Transitions 

United States, Texas, Austin 

807708143

Join our FEP, ALD, and EPI Manufacturing Engineering team. The primary role for this Technical Project Manager is supporting Metal ALD New Product Transitions but responsibilities can flex into supporting FEP and EPI along with CIP projects for improving manufacturing performance.

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

• 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.

Business Expertise

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

Leadership

• No direct supervisory responsibilities but provides guidance to the team
• Able to keep team focused on program goals and system delivery on time and with high quality standards

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

Bachelor's Degree

4 - 7 Years

Full time

Assignee / Regular

$104,000.00 - $143,000.00