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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$147,000.00 - $202,500.00Location:\nSanta Clara,CAYou’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.\nThe Applied Global Services Chemical Mechanical Planarization Service Business Unit is seeking a candidate with strong technical knowledge of semiconductor equipment, preferably in CMP, hardware design, process engineering, and customer fabrication operations. This role engages early in the Product Development Process (PDP) to integrate after-sales service planning from initial concept through final product release. The position works closely with the equipment Business Unit (BU) and cross-functional teams to improve product performance and service readiness for systems installed at customer sites worldwide. The ideal candidate has a passion for technical program management, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive growth through digital tool enabled service products and customer evaluations.\nRole Focus: Lead digital tool enabled service-product development and New Product Introduction (NPI) customer-site evaluations while ensuring product-development service readiness and coordinated execution across service, equipment, field, and customer teams.\nKey Responsibilities\nPartner with the BU to integrate service requirements and service-product offerings into PDP and NPI plans. \nDevelop new digital capabilities, predictive analytics solutions, and differentiated service-product offerings for emerging applications and platforms. \nLead NPI evaluations and demonstrations at customer sites through the service evaluation, including the Statement of Work, technical requirements, success criteria, deliverables, schedule commitments, and closure. \nLead cross-functional execution teams and collaborate with engineering, field service, product support, application engineering, digital-tool teams, and customers on scope, analysis, schedule, risks, deliverables, and issue resolution. \nLead customer technical reviews, communicate values and measurable results, and close evaluation and service-readiness gaps. \nDefine and approve product application-support plans and knowledge-transfer packages for service-product offerings, new applications, and platforms. \nEnsure products meet serviceability, reliability, downtime, performance, cost-of-ownership, and design-for-service requirements. \nDevelop methodologies and digital tools to optimize system performance using machine learning, predictive analytics, matching programs, and customer-value models, including UVA models where applicable. Adapt existing tools for current applications and platforms and support complex software deployment. \nPerform technical and data analysis, summarize results, and transfer application and platform knowledge to product divisions and customer-support teams. \nDrive readiness of spare parts, training, service documentation, diagnostics, tooling, escalation paths, and field-support processes. \nCoordinate training and knowledge transfer across technical support, field service, product support, digital-tool, FabVantage, and other relevant teams. \nSupport product-change management, product-line obsolescence, and end-of-life planning, including engineering changes, supplier changes, qualification packages, and customer impacts. \nProvide concise program updates on status, risks, decisions, dependencies, measurable outcomes, and recovery plans. \nFunctional and Technical Qualifications\nConceptual and practical expertise in semiconductor equipment, preferably chemical mechanical planarization, with knowledge of hardware, process technology, applications, platforms, or customer fabrication operations. \nWorking knowledge of product development, new-product introduction, service readiness, product release, customer-site evaluation, and field-support requirements. \nProgram-management experience leading matrixed, cross-functional technical programs and customer evaluations. \nAbility to read mechanical drawings, schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams, system specifications, and technical qualification data. \nProgramming or scripting experience using Python, C++, HTML, JMP, MATLAB, Excel automation, or comparable tools; application-development experience is preferred. \nUnderstanding of digital tools, machine learning, predictive analytics, matching programs, diagnostics, data pipelines, and customer-value models. \nAbility to analyze data, identify trends, and prepare clear materials for technical reviews and presentations. \nBusiness Acumen, Leadership, and Interpersonal Skills\nDemonstrates strong business acumen and understanding of semiconductor markets, customers, segments, fabrication operations, service-business value drivers, and competitive dynamics, including market sizing, customer-needs analysis, segmentation, and identification of service-product growth opportunities. \nDevelops business cases using revenue potential, cost, return on investment, economic value analysis, customer value, competitive differentiation, and execution risk to support investment and prioritization decisions. \nDefines and supports go-to-market strategies for digital tool enabled service products, including the value proposition, target customers, positioning, pricing inputs, launch readiness, and field enablement. \nPartners with marketing, sales, regional, and technical teams to translate customer and market insights into product requirements, service offers, and adoption plans. \nIntegrates service and equipment Business Unit best practices while balancing customer needs, technical risk, schedule, cost, performance, and long-term support. \nSolves complex problems using multiple information sources and sound judgment. \nLeads projects with manageable risks and resource requirements and supports less-experienced colleagues. \nWorks effectively in matrixed teams, builds consensus, and influences stakeholders toward the right solution. \nCommunicates complex or sensitive information clearly and presents effectively to customer, technical, and leadership audiences. \nEducation and Experience\nBachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, materials, software, data analytics, or a related engineering discipline; an advanced degree is preferred. \nTypically 7 years of relevant experience in a business unit, application engineering, platform engineering, product support, field service, digital engineering, or technical program management. \nProduct-specific knowledge spanning hardware and process technologies; customer-site evaluation experience is preferred. \nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 25% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:\nYesThe 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. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at ,or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. 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