NPI Technical Program Manager (TPM) (E3)

NPI Technical Program Manager (TPM)

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.

The NPI Technical Program Manager (TPM) is an individual contributor role in the Common Solutions Group (CSG) responsible for driving new products from design maturity through transfer to high-volume manufacturing. You will own the integrated program plan, milestones, dependencies, and risk management while leading cross-functional partners across engineering, operations, materials, and manufacturing engineering. Success in this role requires strong communication, structured problem-solving, and the ability to remove roadblocks, drive decisions, and keep the team aligned to quality, time-to-market, and cost objectives.

Critical skills for the role include capacity for complexity, agility, requirements gathering, critical thinking, stakeholder management, change management, risk management and excellent communication.

Additional skills and experience for this job include Systems Thinking, Organizational Change Management, Business Process Management, Lean, resource capacity and capability planning, predictive (waterfall) and agile project management, tolerance of ambiguity, influencing without direct authority and influencing team engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Program plan development and ownership: Establish the strategy, plan, and schedule; define and track milestones; break down deliverables and assign owners; map dependencies; identify and respond to changes and risks.
• Program stakeholder management: Align scope and requirements, drive weekly/biweekly cross-functional cadence, exec reviews, decision logs, and drive escalations to closure.
• Program execution: Remove roadblocks and drive completion to the plan. Adapt to changes. Assess readiness for transition to High Volume Manufacturing and enable the transfer of responsibilities. Forecast capacity and integration into manufacturing strategy.
• Organizational growth: Conduct lessons learned and integrate into business process improvements.

Required evidence and experience

• 7+ years of hands-on program/project management experience leading cross-functional business and technical teams.
• Demonstrated leadership for complex hardware and software products, from design through transition to high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience working globally across multiple time zones and functions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex programs in parallel in a high-impact, high-velocity environment.
• Professional PM certification required; if not held at hire, must be obtained within 12 months of hire.

Core competencies (skills and capabilities)

• Build and maintain integrated plans; define milestones; manage dependencies; and drive delivery to commitments.
• Identify opportunities and implement strategies that improve business operations and core processes.
• Provide technical leadership on structured problem-solving across sub-systems, including root-cause identification and prioritization of solutions.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate risks; manage change to maintain alignment to scope, schedule, and quality.
• Balance agility with appropriate process rigor.

Behaviors (how you operate)

• Acts with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset—treats problems as opportunities to improve the product and the process.
• Demonstrates high emotional intelligence, puts people first, and strengthens engagement in a matrixed team environment.
• Communicates clearly and confidently at all levels, with the courage and presence to influence executive decisions.

Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred – relevant and related experience may be substituted.

Time Type: Full time

Employee Type: Assignee / Regular

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible: Yes

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.

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.