Process Support Engineer III

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What You'll Do

As a Process Support Engineer (PSE), you'll play a key role in guiding products through the entire lifecycle, from initial concept to final qualification. As a PSE, you will optimize product recipes to ensure peak performance tailored to our customer's needs. You will collaborate with our globally recognized R&D teams and work directly with customers in their fabrication facilities to create cutting-edge solutions. Process Support Engineers work across technologies such as: Chemical Vapor Deposition, Atomic Layer Deposition, Plasma Reactive Ion Etch, Physical Vapor Deposition, Anneal and Implant. Visit our Engineering Careers page to learn more about engineering at Applied.

Role Responsibilities:

• •Provide high-visibility customer support through on-site installations, system diagnoses, and the service and repair of complex systems and equipment
• Work closely with the customer to develop leading-edge processes used to manufacture the most advanced semiconductor chips, many of which are inside everyday electronic devices
• Create hypothesis experiments and design of experiments (DOE); analyze data with statistics; and compile reports with high-level conclusions on technically challenging process engineering experiments
• Troubleshoot complex problems; perform multiple root cause analysis; and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering and customer product issues
• Communicate with both internal stakeholders and the customer to achieve goals with a focus on building relationships and establishing trust
• Apply your growing knowledge of best practices to offer a new perspective using existing solutions
• Serve as a resource for junior colleagues and a liaison between the customer and business unit; you may also lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Minimum Qualifications: [TA/ HM update with appropriate degree/ MQs relevant to country expectation]

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry/ physics, materials engineering, electrical engineering, optoelectronics or related field

• 4-7 years of experience in the semiconductor fab or equipment industry

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to explain sensitive information and work to build consensus among project stakeholders

• Communication proficiency in English language

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in a related field

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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. To learn more about our commitment to DEI visit the Applied Materials Inclusion page.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

English (Required), Japanese (Required)

Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Shift:

Overtime Eligible (Japan)

Travel:

Relocation Eligible:

No

Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Standard)

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.