{"id":4259202,"url":"https://alion.io/job/applied-materials-technical-program-manager-etch-programs","title":"Technical Program Manager, Etch Programs","company":{"id":3903,"name":"Applied Materials","domain":"appliedmaterials.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/amat","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":85,"open_postings":258,"ghost_share":0.004,"stale_share":0.578,"repost_share":0.012,"time_to_fill_p50_days":54,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Santa Clara, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":110500,"max":152000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":152000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-10","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T14:41:29Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Who We Are\nApplied 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.\nWhat We Offer\nSalary:\n$110,500.00 - $152,000.00Location:\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.\nRole Overview\nCentral Engineering is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the development and commercialization of Central Engineering capabilities required by Etch products.\nThis role has end-to-end program accountability for complex, cross-functional initiatives spanning platform, robotics and automation, software, systems integration, and advanced R&D capabilities. The TPM will work across Etch product groups and Central Engineering functions to translate product and chamber requirements into clearly scoped engineering programs and drive those programs from requirements definition through development, system integration, lab readiness, customer introduction, and commercialization.\nThe TPM is expected to operate as an accountable program owner, not simply as a coordinator between organizations. The role owns program definition and execution across multiple engineering organizations, including scope, priorities, deliverables, schedule, resources, dependencies, risks, customer introduction, and Product Development Process execution.\nSuccess requires strong technical judgment, systems thinking, program leadership, and the ability to drive execution across organizations where engineering resources and priorities must be negotiated and aligned.\nKey Responsibilities\nProgram Ownership and Execution\nOwn end-to-end execution of cross-functional technical programs supporting Etch product development and commercialization, from initial requirements and program definition through engineering development, integration, lab validation, customer introduction, and release. \nServe as the single-point accountable owner for Product Development Process execution for assigned Central Engineering programs supporting Etch. \nEstablish clear program scope, objectives, technical requirements, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, and success criteria. \nDrive programs to deliver integrated, working solutions, ensuring individual engineering deliverables come together successfully at the system level rather than managing functional activities independently. \nMaintain accountability for program commitments and proactively drive recovery plans when technical, resource, schedule, or integration issues place commitments at risk. \nRequirements and Systems Integration\nPartner with Etch product and engineering organizations to scope and translate chamber and product requirements into requirements for Central Engineering capabilities, including platform, robotics and automation, software, controls, systems engineering, and advanced R&D technologies. \nDrive requirements alignment across product, chamber, platform, software, robotics, and engineering organizations to ensure interfaces, dependencies, and system-level requirements are clearly understood. \nWork across multiple technical disciplines to identify integration risks, architecture dependencies, qualification requirements, and gaps that could impact product readiness or customer introduction. \nEnsure engineering solutions are developed and integrated to meet the needs of the Etch product roadmap and intended customer use cases. \nPortfolio, Priority, and Resource Management\nManage a portfolio of Central Engineering programs and capabilities supporting Etch, maintaining visibility across program health, engineering resources, technical maturity, milestones, dependencies, risks, and customer commitments. \nLead the scoping and prioritization of new program requests and determine the engineering capabilities, resources, and organizations required for execution. \nNegotiate and align priorities between Etch product groups and Central Engineering functions when resource capacity, technical dependencies, schedules, or competing priorities require trade-offs. \nIdentify portfolio-level resource constraints and cross-program dependencies early and drive decisions with appropriate engineering and product leadership. \nProvide leadership with clear visibility into program health, resource needs, critical risks, decision points, and recovery actions. \nCross-Functional Technical Leadership\nWork across Product and Engineering disciplines to establish clear ownership and drive teams toward a common technical and program outcome. \nLead cross-functional execution across organizations responsible for platform, robotics, automation, software, controls, systems integration, and advanced engineering technologies. \nDrive decisions across organizational boundaries and hold teams accountable for agreed deliverables, timelines, and technical outcomes. \nInfluence without direct authority by establishing clear requirements, data-driven priorities, decision frameworks, and escalation paths. \nResolve ambiguity around scope, ownership, priorities, interfaces, resources, and execution responsibility before those gaps affect program delivery. \nRisk and Customer Introduction\nOwn identification and management of technical, integration, resource, schedule, qualification, and customer-introduction risks across assigned programs. \nEstablish mitigation and recovery plans for critical program risks and escalate decisions when cross-organizational alignment or leadership intervention is required. \nCoordinate readiness across engineering teams for lab integration, system qualification, product release, and customer introduction. \nEnsure issues discovered during system integration or customer introduction are driven to root cause, corrective action, ownership, and closure. \nQualifications\nRequired\nBS or MS degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. \n5+ years of experience in high-tech product development, systems engineering, systems integration, engineering program management, or technical program management. \nDemonstrated experience leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs involving multiple engineering organizations and technical dependencies. \nStrong understanding of structured product development processes and experience driving programs from requirements through development, integration, qualification, and release. \nDemonstrated ability to manage scope, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, and technical integration across matrixed organizations. \nStrong systems thinking and the ability to understand interactions between hardware, software, automation, controls, and product-level requirements. \nDemonstrated ability to negotiate priorities and drive decisions and execution without direct authority. \nStrong executive communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate program status, risks, trade-offs, and decisions to technical and business leadership. \nPreferred\nExperience in semiconductor capital equipment or semiconductor manufacturing technology. \nExperience supporting complex semiconductor equipment development involving process chambers, platforms, robotics and automation, controls, embedded or application software, and system integration. \nExperience with New Product Development, Product Development Process, NPI, system qualification, and customer introduction. \nFamiliarity with Etch equipment and technologies such as process chambers, vacuum systems, RF/plasma systems, gas delivery, automation, robotics, controls, and related platform technologies. \nExperience driving engineering execution across product engineering, systems engineering, software, hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, service, and business organizations. \nIdeal Candidate\nThe successful candidate is a technically credible program leader and systems thinker who can operate across both product and engineering organizations.\nThis person does not need to be the subject-matter expert in every technical discipline, but must be able to understand how the pieces come together at the system level, challenge assumptions, expose gaps and dependencies, and drive engineering organizations toward an integrated solution.\nThe ideal candidate can take an initially ambiguous product or chamber requirement and turn it into a well-defined technical program with clear requirements, architecture dependencies, engineering ownership, resources, priorities, milestones, risks, and customer deliverables, and then remain accountable until the solution is working and successfully introduced.\nWhy This Role Matters\nEtch products increasingly depend on capabilities that span multiple Central Engineering organizations and technical disciplines. Successful execution requires more than coordination of individual engineering activities. It requires system-level ownership of how those capabilities are scoped, prioritized, developed, integrated, qualified, and delivered as a working solution.\nThe Technical Program Manager provides that ownership.\nBy managing both individual programs and the broader portfolio of Central Engineering commitments supporting Etch, this role will improve requirements clarity, resource and priority alignment, engineering integration, risk management, Product Development Process discipline, customer readiness, and predictability of execution.\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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