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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:\nGloucester,MAYou’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.\nPosition Summary\nThe Technical Project Manager drives high-velocity execution of critical, business-impacting initiatives for the Varian division of Applied Materials. This role manages a portfolio of cost reduction, resiliency, and value engineering projects, leading efforts from concept through qualification and production enablement.\nThe TPM is responsible for creating credible project forecasts for cost savings, timing, and delivery risk, while ensuring alignment with product roadmaps and business unit priorities. This role operates as a value program leader by owning outcomes, driving accountability, and ensuring projects deliver measurable business impact.\nSuccess in this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain, as well as the ability to influence stakeholders and accelerate decision-making in a complex, matrixed organization. The individual will play a key role in integrating value programs into product strategies, driving early buy-in from business units, and ensuring disciplined execution at scale.\nThe ideal candidate brings experience managing large, multi-threaded project portfolios in the semiconductor capital equipment industry or similarly complex manufacturing environments, with a demonstrated track record of delivering meaningful cost and operational improvements.\nKey Responsibilities\nDefine and drive product-level cost reduction, resiliency, and value engineering strategy; build and manage a credible multi-year roadmap aligned to division cost objectives.\nOwn a portfolio of value programs across implanter product lines, prioritizing initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, and resource constraints.\nLead end-to-end program execution from concept through qualification and production enablement, ensuring delivery against committed cost, schedule, and performance targets.\nDevelop and maintain robust cost models and forecasts; track realized savings and report performance against plan to stakeholders and leadership.\nIntegrate value initiatives into product roadmaps, driving early alignment with business units and influencing prioritization decisions.\nDrive cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain; remove barriers, resolve conflicts, and accelerate decision-making.\nPartner with engineering to identify design, sourcing, and specification opportunities that improve cost, manufacturability, and supply chain resilience.\nEvaluate trade-offs across cost, risk, quality, and schedule to enable informed decision-making and ensure program success.\nMonitor program health, including risks, dependencies, and critical path activities; proactively escalate and drive resolution of issues impacting delivery.\nLeverage internal and external benchmarks to continuously improve value program strategy, execution rigor, and business impact.\nFunctional Knowledge & Expertise\nDeep domain expertise in product cost structure, materials, and sourcing strategies, with the ability to translate technical and supply chain insights into measurable cost and performance improvements.\nBroad working knowledge across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain disciplines; able to connect decisions across functions and drive aligned, system-level outcomes.\nStrong business acumen with the ability to anticipate technical, operational, and regulatory challenges and proactively adapt program strategies.\nDemonstrated ability to operate at both a detailed and system level-understanding component-level drivers while maintaining focus on overall product and portfolio impact.\nApplies structured, data-driven problem solving to complex, ambiguous challenges; balances analytical rigor with speed of execution.\nLeadership & Influence\nLeads complex, high-impact programs with significant technical, operational, and business risk; drives clarity, alignment, and execution in ambiguous environments.\nInfluences cross-functional teams without direct authority, holding stakeholders accountable and driving decisions that advance program outcomes.\nEngages and aligns stakeholders across functions and levels, including senior leadership; communicates clearly to drive understanding, prioritization, and action.\nQualifications\nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field.\nExperience:\n5-10 years of experience, with increasing responsibility leading complex cross-functional programs\nDemonstrated track record delivering multi-million-dollar cost reduction and value engineering programs.\nExperience managing multi-project portfolios with measurable business impact.\nSkills:\nStrong expertise in product cost structure and value engineering for complex electromechanical systems.\nProven ability to build cost models, evaluate trade-offs, and quantify business impact.\nTrack record of influencing engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain without direct authority.\nAbility to communicate clearly with both technical teams and senior leadership.\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nNot SpecifiedRelocation 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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