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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$161,000.00 - $221,000.00Location:\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.\nAs a Systems Engineer, you’ll design, integrate, and optimize complex systems that drive the semiconductor industry forward. Your expertise in systems thinking and problem-solving is essential as you collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop advanced solutions to intricate processes and writing system specifications. You’ll be responsible for analyzing requirements, defining system architectures, conducting thorough testing, and ensuring seamless integration of subsystems. Additionally, you’ll identify and mitigate risks, confirming that our systems meet the highest quality standards and exceed customer expectations. Optical systems engineer to support product development activities of a complex, high performance, optical lithography system with applications in the advanced packaging market. Contribute in all phases of the product development cycle from customer requirements, system specifications, design, prototyping, verification, validation, manufacturing, install and field support. Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in working with advanced optical based products in a volume manufacturing environment within a data driven company culture. Self-motivated to lead team projects requiring multi-disciplinary team members to successful demonstrated results.\nKey Responsibilities\nBe part of an engineering team to identify the scope, constraints and risks for design, fabrication, testing and volume production of advanced optical components for high performance optical lithography system.\nUse project management skills to lead subsystem and optical assembly projects. Plan, schedule, monitor, and execute projects by leading cross functional teams to meet success criteria.\nCollaborate and communicate with suppliers during design of critical optical sub-assemblies.\nDevelop and maintain error budgets and define subsystem level requirements to be characterized and validated during the system alpha testing phase for current and future products.\nUse customer and system requirements to derive design specifications for subsystems, modules, and components and provide input to design engineers throughout the design process.\nDefine and execute system test plans for prototype acceptance/qualification test of subsystems, modules, and components. \nDesign and execute experiments (DOE) to validate system error budgets, assess and mitigate system performance risks.\nExecute system level experiments for concept and feasibility testing of key roadmap HW & SW features.\nTroubleshoot and root cause complex system level issues in MFG and field.\nImplement new or improved system diagnostics and calibrations. Validate through testing.\nDevelop and maintain optical metrology HW and SW to enable automated measurement of key performance metrics of optical assemblies.\nSupport system MFG activities and support customer site teams to resolve critical issues during install, qualification, and production use.\nSupport escalations pertaining to manufacturing of optical modules and failure analysis of field return modules.\nWrite and present technical reports summarizing findings and recommending solutions to technical problems. \nEducation\nMS or PhD in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and/or related fields.\n4 - 10 Years of Experience\nQualifications\nHands on experience with designing, assembling, calibrating, and using complex opto-mechanical instrumentation or systems that incorporate light sources, optical sensors, lenses, filters, etc.\nExperience with designing and executing test plans and concept and feasibility studies.\nStrong troubleshooting skills.\nProficient with data analysis and data visualization techniques.\nStrong programming and/or scripting experience such as Matlab, Python, etc.\nAbility to perform system and subsystem level SW debugging based on error messages and SW logs.\nDemonstrated ability to collaborate with others to successfully achieve desired results in timely manner.\nAbility to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive parallel progress.\nPreferred Qualifications\nImage processing experience a plus. \nSW automation experience a plus.\nClaude code and other AI tools experience a plus.\nOptical metrology development and qualification experience\nDemonstrated ability to drive technical projects with a multi-disciplinary team to completion.\nExperience with debugging software issues that may have HW or SW related root causes.\nExperience with supporting manufacturing and service organizations through training, documentation (procedures, OMS, BKMs, etc.), and troubleshooting.\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 10% 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. 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