Ramp Program Manager (Technical Program Management Focus)

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:

$108,000.00 - $148,500.00

Location:

Boise,ID

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As a Process Support Engineer (PSE), you'll play a critical role in guiding products through their entire lifecycle, from initial concept to final qualification. You will provide high-visibility customer support through on-site installations, system diagnoses, and the service and repair of complex systems and equipment. PSEs work closely with customers and R&D teams to develop leading-edge processes used to manufacture advanced semiconductor chips, and create hypothesis experiments and design of experiments (DOEs). You'll analyze data with statistics and compile reports with high-level conclusions on technically challenging process engineering experiments. Additionally, you will troubleshoot complex problems, perform root cause analyses, and resolve difficult process engineering and customer product issues. Process Support Engineers work across technologies such as: Chemical Vapor Deposition, Atomic Layer Deposition, Plasma Reactive Ion Etch, Physical Vapor Deposition, Anneal and Implant.

Position Summary

The Ramp Program Manager is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and execution of semiconductor equipment ramp activities from installation through customer qualification and transition to high-volume manufacturing. This role serves as the central point of coordination across engineering, field service, manufacturing, business units, and customer teams to ensure ramp milestones, schedules, and business objectives are achieved.

Success in this role requires strong program management, execution discipline, stakeholder alignment, and risk management skills in a fast-paced customer-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Program Execution & Coordination

• Own and maintain ramp execution plans, schedules, milestones, and readiness trackers for assigned programs.

• Coordinate activities across multiple cross-functional teams to ensure alignment to business objectives and customer commitments.

• Lead daily and weekly execution reviews to track progress, remove roadblocks, and drive accountability.

• Establish clear ownership, priorities, and timelines across all ramp-related activities.

Readiness & Startup Management

• Lead startup readiness and pre-flight reviews to ensure all requirements are completed prior to tool installation, startup, and qualification.

• Coordinate resource planning and execution activities to support customer schedules and commitments.

• Drive closure of open action items and readiness gaps.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify schedule, resource, technical, and operational risks that may impact ramp success.

• Facilitate development and execution of mitigation plans with functional owners.

• Serve as the site-level escalation coordinator, ensuring issues are communicated, tracked, and resolved efficiently.

• Provide clear status updates and executive visibility for critical issues and recovery plans.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build alignment among customer teams, field organizations, engineering groups, manufacturing partners, and business unit stakeholders.

• Facilitate decision-making by bringing together the right stakeholders and ensuring timely resolution of open topics.

• Drive communication and collaboration across geographically dispersed teams.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate project metrics, reporting, and dashboards to provide visibility into ramp execution and resource utilization.

• Managedocumentation deliverables, startup summaries, and project reviews.

• Lead lessons-learned activities and implement improvements to enhance future ramp execution and operational efficiency.

Key Relationships

• Works closely with Process Ramp Manager for alignment on scope, priorities, and escalation handling

• Interfaces daily with customer engineering and operations teams

• Collaborates with global process teams, field service organization, and business unit stakeholders

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical Business, Operations, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, operations, manufacturing, engineering project management, or semiconductor equipment environments.

• Strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

• Experience managing schedules, action-item tracking, risk management, and executive reporting.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to drive execution and accountability across teams without direct authority.

• Experience working in customer-facing environments.

Preferred

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, equipment, process engineering, or fab operations.

• Experience supporting fab startups, technology transitions, or production ramp programs.

• Familiarity withequipmentqualification, installation, or manufacturing readiness processes.

• PMP,PgMP, Agile, or related project/program management certification.

Location: Boise, ID (on-site)

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 25% 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.

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.

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.

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