iTeam Manager, Customer Engineer

Applied Materials, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore seeks a senior leader to manage the install engineering team across districts. You will oversee salary planning, career development, and performance reviews while coordinating with product divisions for tech support, training, and spares.

This role focuses on ramp management, customer interface, and financial forecasting for the district. You will mentor engineers, drive cost efficiency, and ensure safe, timely system installations across sites in this global

Qualifications

• Leadership of install engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with project management and field service.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains customer relationships across districts and levels.
• Manages and coaches installation engineers and provides performance feedback.
• Responsible for salary planning, career planning, and objective setting.

Skills

People management

Customer relationship

Strategic planning

Problem solving

Job description

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

Location: Singapore,SGP You'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. At 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains customer relationship with all relevant individuals in his/her district at all times, at all levels.
• Performs regular customer visits.
• Manages, coaches and directs all customer engineers in his/her district.
• Responsible for salary planning, career planning, corrective actions where necessary, establishes objectives and performance appraisals.
• Gives formal updates to all employees.
• Business, new hires, new products.
• Can invite any guest speaker.
• Initiates reports necessary for the business.
• Be the prime interface with the Product Divisions: tech support, training, spares, reliability.
• Monitors the "mentor" program so that all new engineers have a defined mentor.
• Executes escalation procedure.
• Responsible for account planning with District Sales Engineer.
• Provides support plan for system sales to CSD Management, Sales, Field Engineering.
• Responsible for financial forecast for his/her district.
• Responsible for cost efficiency with the district.
• Measured by the financial result.
• Responsible for system installation; planning, reporting and execution, pre-facility meeting, start-up meeting, process support identification.
• Manages RMA procedure.
• Measurement of the engineers on their effectiveness.
• Manages accuracy, understanding and update of Customer Engineer hours tracking.
• Personal cross check and signature, measures customer engineers, takes corrective action with customer engineers.
• Functional Knowledge Installation performance management - Safety, Quality, Cycle Time, Cost Demonstrates understanding and application of procedures and concepts within own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families.
• Business Expertise POC with Install Productivity Group (IPG) and Business Unit (BU) for QRAM Alignment, Documentation, Training etc Oversee product resources availability/capacity/capability across sites Applies understanding of how the team relates to other closely related areas to improve efficiency of own team.
• Leadership First line people management of install engineers POC for FSO key ramp sites, participate service director's staff meeting Has formal supervisory responsibilities; sets priorities for and coaches employees to meet daily deadlines.
• Problem Solving Uses judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
• Escalation/ ramp management partner with ramp/site manager.
• Impact Impacts the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team and its contribution to the business unit, department or sub-function.
• Interpersonal Skills Uses tact and diplomacy to exchange information and handle sensitive issues May be required to interact with outside customers, vendors or suppliers.
• Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Additional Information

• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: No
• 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.