Process Engineer IV

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. What We Offer Salary: $147,000.00 - $202,500.00 Location: Santa Clara,CA Youll 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 possiblewhile 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. Were 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. As a Process Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, and troubleshoot engineering issues. You'll also measure film properties, generate technical documentation, and engage with customers to resolve concerns. Process Engineers collaborate with vendors and suppliers, and become familiar with implementing new technologies and products. You will experiment, learn, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the semiconductor and display industries, partnering with our globally recognized R&D teams on state-of-the-art research and development projects. Key Responsibilities Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on moderately difficult Process Engineering experiments, within safety guidelines. Troubleshoot moderately complex problems, perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve moderately difficult process engineering issues. Measure film properties or etch profiles, organize data/reports for review and interpret data. Work with technical lead to set up integration flows for various semiconductor memory device test chip fabrication. Define unit process requirements for individual steps in the flow. Communicate with unit process development engineer, the requirements and schedule for development for step the process development to meet overall integration flow development timeline. Track wafer lots from lot start request to lot ship and e-testing Define metrology, characterization and etest requirement for test chip. Work with lithography engineers to set up layout to fabricate semiconductor devices with critical dimension analysis Applications and algorithms for various metrology instruments and commercial or in-house software for existing and next generation technology node. Carry statistical analyses to characterize the device features, process trend, impacting factors and improve process performances to meet specifications. Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation Identify, select and work with vendors and suppliers with limited to no supervision Problem Solving Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions Impact Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies Interpersonal Skills Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view Additional Information Time Type: Full time Employee Type: Assignee / Regular Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time Relocation Eligible: No The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable. For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement. 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. 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