Physicist / Scientist V

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: $176,000.00 - $242,000.00

Location: San Jose,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.

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Key Responsibilities

• Technically lead and/or execute engineering projects and spearhead research and development of new technologies as appropriate.
• Defines experiments and determines the type of meaningful data required to support evaluation and technical decision.
• Lead and/or develop, and executes significantly complex system projects.
• Oversees and approves designs in team design reviews.
• Takes active part in the design of complex modules / sub-modules.
• Approve qualification results of complex modules.
• Problem identification and troubleshooting a wide range of significantly complex problems.
• Oversees and approves research and analysis results.
• Supports high level / complex physics related application and system issues in the lab and in the field when required.
• Function as specialist for physics/scientists issues, while influencing and utilizing expertise in interfacing with external and internal customers, lead and/or develop and execute system projects, troubleshooting system problems, and defining system specifications and schedules.
• Regularly interacts with senior managers on matters involving several functional areas, departments or customers concerning projects, operations and schedules.
• Interactions require the ability to change thinking or gain the acceptance of others in sensitive situations.
• Reviews and approves system and sub-system requirements and specifications designed by other team members.
• Apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts.
• Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Takes an active part in product risk management discussions leveraging his / her expertise and knowledge to influence and drive risk management decisions.
• Takes an active part in Red-Team groups, leveraging his / her expertise to analyze competitor technologies and assess competitor architectural entitlements.
• Initiates innovative physics/science projects, which extend boundaries of system performance or techno.
• Leads the selection and management of strategic vendors.
• Maintains relationships with outside customers of innovation, Universities, Consortia.
• Leads technological customer engagements driving innovation & development.
• Meets high level executives on the customer side effecting customer decision making.
• Provide mentoring for less experienced physicist/scientists.
• Research new technologies and analyze competition technology.
• Evaluate new technologies.
• Plan and execute complex feasibility studies of new technologies and lead the decision making process.
• Prepare and deliver papers regarding new technologies, share and promote new ideas and capabilities.
• Plans and executes feasibility studies of complete systems / sub-systems, leveraging new technologies and design concepts.
• Leads the demonstration of new capabilities and drives the decision making process.

Functional Knowledge

Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field. Demonstrates in‑depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function.

Business Expertise

Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements.

Leadership

Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution.

Problem Solving

Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.

Impact

Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines.

Interpersonal Skills

Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, 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.

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