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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.\nWhat We Offer\nSalary:\n$78,500.00 - $108,000.00Location:\nAustin,TXYou’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.\nAt 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.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead daily MRRT reviews and prioritize quality notifications (QNs), DMRs, and manufacturing excursions.\nReview and validate defect information, failure descriptions, supplier information, and supporting evidence.\nDrive timely containment actions to prevent additional escapes into production.\nFacilitate ownership assignment for supplier, manufacturing, logistics, NPI, and engineering-related quality issues.\nTrack corrective actions through closure and ensure accountability across functional organizations.\nMonitor DMR aging, backlog, and cycle-time reduction metrics.\nFunctional Knowledge\nStrong understanding of nonconforming material processes, MRB, MRRT, DMR, QN, SCAR, and 8D methodologies.\nKnowledge of manufacturing quality systems, supplier quality management, and corrective action processes.\nUnderstanding of SAP quality notification and material control processes.\nBusiness Expertise\nUnderstands manufacturing flow, production constraints, line-down impacts, and operational risk.\nBalances quality requirements with factory throughput, customer commitments, and business objectives.\nLeadership\nProvides technical leadership across cross-functional teams.\nDrives accountability for issue resolution and corrective action closure.\nLeads MRRT and quality review forums involving multiple organizations.\nProblem Solving\nLeads investigations involving recurring quality failures, supplier escapes, manufacturing defects, and operational disruptions.\nUses data analysis, trend identification, and structured problem-solving methodologies to determine corrective actions.\nImpact\nDirectly impacts factory quality performance, manufacturing throughput, and customer satisfaction through timely resolution of nonconforming material and recurring quality issues.\nDrives reduction of DMR backlog, aging, and repeat escapes by ensuring effective containment, ownership assignment, and corrective action execution.\nInfluences operational decisions regarding material disposition, stock purges, supplier escalations, and production recovery plans.\nSupports risk-based decision making that balances quality requirements, delivery commitments, inventory management, and manufacturing productivity.\nProvides visibility to site leadership through quality metrics, trend analysis, and escalation management.\nHelps prevent line disruptions and customer escapes by proactively identifying quality risks and driving cross-functional resolution.\nInterpersonal Skills\nWorks effectively across Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, NPI, Supplier Quality, Planning, Procurement, and Factory Quality organizations.\nFacilitates MRRT and MRB meetings involving multiple stakeholders with competing priorities and drives alignment toward resolution.\nCommunicates complex technical and quality issues to both technical and non-technical audiences in a clear and actionable manner.\nInfluences decisions and drives accountability across functional teams without direct reporting authority.\nBuilds collaborative relationships with internal teams, suppliers, and leadership to accelerate issue resolution and corrective actions.\nProvides guidance, coaching, and process expertise to manufacturing personnel, quality technicians, engineers, and new team members.\nDemonstrates strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills when balancing quality, production, and business objectives.\nDeliverables\nReduction in DMR backlog and aging.\nImproved corrective action closure rates.\nReduced recurring quality escapes.\nImproved supplier defect performance.\nTimely MRB disposition and containment execution.\nAccurate quality reporting and operational quality metrics.\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:\nNoThe 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.\nFor 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.\nApplied 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.\nIn addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. 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