Electrical/Systems Engineer

About this role

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: $147,000.00 - $202,500.00 Location: Santa Clara,CA You’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 .      As an Electrical Engineer, you are responsible for designing, modifying, and troubleshooting electrical or electronic engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics, and drawings to advance the equipment that supports our technology. Using your technical experience and critical thinking skills, you will perform engineering analysis, generate test reports, develop innovative solutions, and create documentation for product releases. You will also coordinate the procurement and assembly of components, identify sources of critical parts, and resolve technical issues to ensure peak performance.     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.

Role Summary

As a Systems Engineer, you’ll design, integrate, and optimize complex systems that drive the semiconductor industry forward. Your expertise in systems thinking and problem-solving is essential as you collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop advanced solutions to intricate processes and writing system specifications. You’ll be responsible for analyzing requirements, defining system architectures, conducting thorough testing, and ensuring seamless integration of subsystems. Additionally, you’ll identify and mitigate risks, confirming that our systems meet the highest quality standards and exceed customer expectations.

This is a 5 days per week in the office role.

Key Responsibilities

• Play a leading technical role in the execution of complex projects that have a substantial mix of electrical, mechanical, controls, physics/process, and software design. • Author detailed, comprehensive engineering requirements and design specifications based on customer and business inputs. • Lead multi-discipline architecture meetings and define and document specific system and sub-system architecture and technology selections. • Develop comprehensive system models to analyze and optimize system and sub-system performance. • Create detailed interconnection and component specifications at the system and sub-system level to drive lower level electrical, mechanical, and software designs. • Design, implement/program, and test system controls for I/O and safety interlocks for heating, motion, gas, vacuum, and other sub-systems. • Work with vendors to develop customized components for integration into our systems. Own technical vendor relationships. • Create system and sub-system test plans and protocols. Perform and document engineering verification and characterization testing. Identify and troubleshoot system functional, performance, and reliability issues across all sub-systems and drive technical solutions. • Transfer new designs to manufacturing and support manufacturing engineering, test engineering, manufacturing assembly, and supply chain in producing the first production builds. • Work with and support process engineering to refine and optimize system behavior and performance. • Work with and support global technical support for early customer installations and qualifications.

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 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, or related) • 7-10 years of experience in complex equipment systems engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with semiconductor equipment, including AC/DC power, cabling and interconnection, heaters and heating control, actuators/motors and motion control, pneumatics/gas and pneumatics/gas control, vacuum and vacuum control,

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