Sr. Materials Engineer

Who We Are

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.

Salary: $ – $

Location:

Phoenix, AZ

We offer a supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and growth, along with health and wellbeing programs.

• Lead thin film/coating development and design process DOEs to meet coating and material property requirements.
• Lead thin film/coating and material characterizations.
• Responsible for thin film/coating defect control.
• Work with various teams to resolve quality problems and incidents, drive root cause analysis and corrective actions, and identify and implement broad‑based systemic supplier resolutions at the process level.

• Regarded as the technical expert in the following technical areas:
• Materials science, chemistry and various coating processes, such as thermal CVD.
• Fabrication and manufacturing of coated semiconductor components.
• Modeling for thermal and gas flow.
• Material analysis and characterization, surface analysis of films and coatings.
• Failure analysis for structural integrity of coating‑related components.
• Demonstrates in‑depth or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function.

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

• Lead others to solve complex problems, using sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
• Use various problem‑solving methodologies, such as 8D, Six Sigma, etc.

Master's Degree required (Ph.D. preferred) in Materials science, Chemistry, or Physics.

3–5 years of relevant experience.

• Time Type:
  Full time
• Employee Type:
  Assignee / Regular
• Travel:
  Yes, 10% of the time
• Relocation Eligible:
  Yes

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