Technical Director, Key Logic Account — Global Field Group (GFG)

About this role

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: $176,000.00 - $242,000.00 Location: Hillsboro,OR 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 . 

The Global Field Group (GFG) at Applied Materials is the frontline organization responsible for installing, sustaining, and optimizing the industry’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment at customer sites around the world. GFG partners closely with customers to ensure tools operate at peak performance, enabling reliable,   high-volume production of leading-edge chips . Through a combination of deep technical expertise, rapid problem solving, and close collaboration with engineering and product teams, GFG plays a critical role in turning innovation into   real-world manufacturing success .  

As Technical Director for a key logic account, you are   one of   Applied's   senior technical leader s   on that account. You work directly with the customer to identify their highest-impact yield, performance, and cost challenges, build multi-product technology programs to solve them, and carry what you learn back into   Applied's   product roadmaps.  

Why Join Us  

• Pioneering Innovation:   Work on   the   process technologies behind   the industry 's most advanced logic nodes, from early development through high-volume manufacturing .  

• Collaborative Environment: Work in a dynamic, collaborative culture that values innovation, encourages creativity, and fosters professional growth.  

• Account Ownership: Serve as the senior technical voice on one of   Applied's   most strategic logic accounts, with direct visibility to customer and internal executives, influence over both the customer's device roadmap and   Applied's   product roadmap, and a clear path to broader technical leadership.  

Key Responsibilities  

• Lead account-wide strategic initiatives for device yield, performance, and cost improvement. These initiatives will involve bundling technology benefits across multiple Applied Materials product areas — deposition, etch, anneal, and metrology.  

• Interface with customers across these process areas at key development and manufacturing sites to form strategic partnerships to evaluate new and emerging technologies.  

• Identify technology inflections through customer engagement and articulate them to internal product and engineering teams to shape product roadmaps and mid- to long-term development priorities.  

• Ensure alignment between internal groups (commercial, technical, and operations) for key initiatives, driving consensus and outcomes through influence.  

• Own timelines, milestones, risk management, and deliverables for the   strategic initiatives and CIPs you lead .  

• Act as the senior technical authority for the account — supporting internal teams on deep technical issues (integration or unit process), mentoring engineers, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance environment across cross-functional   teams.This   is a senior individual-contributor role: influence and technical authority are exercised across cross-functional teams rather than through direct reports, with potential for the scope to expand to people leadership over time.  

Qualifications  

Education:  

• B .S. in an engineering discipline, or M.S. in Physics, Chemistry, or an equivalent STEM field .   Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred.  

Experience:  

• 12+ years of experience in the wafer fab or semiconductor capital equipment   industry.  

• 15+ years preferred in semiconductor capital equipment process engineering, wafer fab process engineering, or wafer fab process integration within a technology development organization .  

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technical programs and influencing outcomes across engineering, commercial, and operations teams.  

• Proven experience partnering with customers at development and high-volume-manufacturing sites, including presenting to and building trust with senior technical and executive stakeholders.  

Technical Expertise:  

• Recognized, in-depth technical expertise in   one or more of the following:  

• Process   engineering for a semiconductor process technology (deposition, etch, anneal, or metrology ) .  

• Process   integration of one or more segments of   a leading logic or advanced packaging process flow.  

• Strong understanding of leading logic technologies and process flows ; advanced packaging experience preferred .  

• Experience bundling or integrating value across multiple process technologies (e.g., dep osition , etch, anneal, metrology) to solve device-level yield, performance, or cost problems.  

Skills & Competencies:  

• Ability to articulate complex technical concepts and value propositions clearly to both technical and business audiences.  

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