Materials Scientist - EB-IAD; Electron Beam – Ion Assisted Deposition Coating Technologist
Listed on 2026-07-07
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Engineering
Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Test 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:
Santa Clara, CA
The Materials Center of Excellence (MCOE) team is responsible for developing and productization of chamber materials and critical components to enable Applied Material Customers to modify materials at atomic levels on the industrial scale with world class productivity and yield. To achieve this, we employ some of the best, brightest, and most talented people in the world who work together as part of winning team delivering results.
TheOpportunity
Seeking passionate EB‑IAD (Electron Beam – Ion Assisted Deposition) subject matter experts to join our high‑performing and growing EB‑IAD Coating Technology team within the MCOE organization. Partnering with business units, this highly visible role is recognized as an EB‑IAD coating subject matter expert within the company with an emphasis on productization and execution from ideation/development to commercialization with end‑to‑end responsibility for successful ramp at our customers.
You will interface with senior leadership in engineering, productivity, supply chain, and operations to drive innovative EB‑IAD component coating solutions that bring value to our customers in device performance, yield, and cost of ownership.
What You’ll DoYou will be central in strategic decision making responsible for the development of EB‑IAD coatings in both hardware and process in the Materials Center of Excellence. The team has a record of commercializing innovative EB‑IAD films and solving highly complex engineering issues for a range of products to address our customers High Value Problems (HVPs).
You will be a key contributor in new chamber architecture product development and components in our next generation products that will be used in manufacturing cutting‑edge devices that are and will change the world.
Key Qualifications- This position requires 8+ years of experience or equivalent in EB‑IAD coatings and related hardware development, a BS degree in Engineering (Masters or Ph.D. preferred)
- Drive innovative materials and methods and them to hardware advances and/or perform hardware characterization on significantly complex systems for a range of programs, within safety guidelines.
- Develop, plan and execute material engineering projects and suppliers for a range of products
- Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on significantly complex materials engineering experiments for a range of products
- Assess the technical trade‑offs compared to cost trade‑offs for material solutions
- Define and validate material measurement/analytical techniques. Train engineers on the techniques and guide them in the interpretation of the data
- Define and implement new methodologies, define and apply new technologies, and/or troubleshoot and resolve significantly complex materials engineering issues/problems for a range of products
- Interact with key customers to resolve significantly complex engineering issues for a range of products to address our customers High Value Problems (HVPs)
- Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, technical reports for integrated products and generate engineering specifications for integrated products
- Materials (fundamental knowledge of material properties and manufacturing methods of)
- EB‑IAD coatings (metals/oxide/fluoride), ideally in the context for use in semiconductor equipment component coatings
- Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field
- Demonstrates in‑depth and/or breadth of expertise in own…
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