Establish quality objectives, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and drive sustainable improvements in customer quality, defect reduction and process performance.
Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to embed quality into production processes and new technology implementation.
Foster a prevention-based quality culture that emphasizes risk anticipation, process capability, operational discipline, and continuous learning.
Govern manufacturing quality risk through PFMEA, Control Plans, change management, MRB, Process Change Notification (PCN), and robust quality review processes.
Ensure quality risks, non-conformities, and systemic quality issues are proactively identified, investigated, mitigated, and monitored.
Drive sustainable recurrence prevention and risk reduction across operations.
Strong analytical skills and statistical methods (like Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments) to interpret large volumes of data, identify trends, drive yield/performance issues, implement mitigation plans.
Work closely with process / integration/ reliability team; internal/external customers to ensure seamless integration, address issues, and meet product specifications and quality standards.
Able to travel on short notice when required.
Requirement
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
Work experience of at least 5 years. Proven experience (>3 years) in in-process quality control of high-volume manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of nanotechnology processes, including lithography, etch, deposition and metrology.
Proficient in statistical data analysis and process optimization and control techniques (e.g. Design of Experiments, SPC, JMP).
Functional Knowledge
Experience in FEOL optics or semiconductor fabrication preferred
Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Business Expertise
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
Leadership
May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Problem Solving
Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Impact
Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Able to travel on short notice when required.
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Experience: 5 - 10 Years
Work Region: Woodlands
Additional Information
Time Type
Full time
Employee Type
Assignee / Regular
Travel
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible
No
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.
