Metrology Engineering Systems Lead

What We Offer

Salary: $ - $

Location:

Santa Clara, CA

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to support the health and wellbeing of all employees.

• Design engineering authority on the development of emissions measurement systems for GHGs and reactive process byproducts.
• Define measurement strategies appropriate for laboratory, pilot, and manufacturing‑adjacent environments.
• Establish best practices for handling uncertainty in experimental data.
• Provide technical guidance and review for experimental plans, data interpretation, and conclusions.

• Develop and formalize quantitative measurement methods, including calibration and validation approaches.
• Define requirements for data quality, traceability, uncertainty analysis, method documentation, calibration and verification practices, and measurement repeatability, reproducibility, and sensitivity assessment.
• Drive internal readiness for accreditation as a testing and calibration laboratory.

• Partner with hardware, software, and process engineering teams to establish robust measurement tools adopted by high‑volume customers.
• Interpret customer data and analysis requirements into clear specifications and capabilities for our tools.
• Determine instrument requirements for measurement solutions while balancing fidelity, complexity, and product adoption.
• Own roadmaps for new measurement capabilities and data products.

• Communicate complex measurement requirements clearly to non‑spectroscopists, including engineers, product leaders, and executives.
• Author and review technical reports, internal standards, and method documentation.
• Represent Applied Materials in external collaborations and industry forums to help set‑level emissions measurement practices.
• Influence emerging industry measurement standards through data‑driven technical input.

• 7–10 years of relevant industry experience.
• B.S. degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Proven track record of launching metrology products adopted in high‑volume semiconductor manufacturing environments.
• Product development or technology transition experience.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with semiconductor metrology equipment, including quantitative gas analysis; FTIR and/or QMS a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership in measurement system design and method development.
• Understanding of spectroscopy fundamentals, practical limitations, and uncertainty analysis.
• Clear technical communication skills across disciplines and seniority levels.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to ~10%.
• Prior involvement with industry standards organizations (ISO, IEC) and certification/accreditation processes.

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:
No

The salary offered will be based on factors such as location, hire grade, job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other compensation such as a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

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 or sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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