Application Engineer IV; E4

Application Engineer IV (E4)### Application Engineer IV (E4)
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** Who We Are
** Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry.

The work we do together advances the world’s technology.  
** What We Offer
** Salary:$ - $

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Santa Clara,CAYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.
** Key Responsibilities
*** Minimum 3+ years of proven industry experience in wafer inspection, or advanced packaging process, with demonstrated hands-on experience supporting manufacturing and customer applications.
* Serve as the technical expert for optical inspection systems for Semiconductor and Advanced Packaging applications.
* Develop and execute comprehensive application and system-level test plans to validate performance against product specifications.
* Develop, optimize, and validate inspection recipes to meet customer requirements and manufacturing use cases.
* Work closely with customers to understand process challenges, defect mechanisms, and inspection requirements, translating into system and application solutions.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Systems, Software, Algorithms, Product Engineering, and Marketing, to drive product development and deployment.
* Analyze experimental results, generate technical reports, and present findings and recommendations to engineering teams, management, and customers.
* Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, including characterization, performance validation, beta testing, and customer evaluations.
* Provide technical training and application support to customers, field teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure effective product deployment and adoption.
* Support onsite customer activities, including tool evaluations, troubleshooting, process development, recipe optimization, and performance demonstrations.
* Contribute to product requirements definition, feature prioritization, and future roadmap planning based on customer feedback and application needs.
* Maintain detailed documentation related to application development, characterization studies, validation results, and customer support activities.
* Must be willing and able to travel internationally at least
** 30%
** of the time, with additional travel as business needs require.  
** Functional Knowledge
*** Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field  
** Business Expertise
*** Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services  
** Leadership
* ** May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity  
** Problem Solving
*** Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to…