Sensor Engineer, AI-Driven Wafer Fab Equipment

Applied Materials South East Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Singapore is seeking a Sensor Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced sensing solutions for Wafer Fab Equipment. This role blends hands-on lab work with strategic technical leadership and requires solving high-value customer problems.

You will lead cross-functional activities, test sensors in a lab, select protocols, and leverage AI/ML tools to speed development, improve data analysis, and deliver predictive insights for customer applications.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Controls Engineering.
• 2–4 years of related experience in sensor design, integration, and testing.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth understanding of customer technologies and critical gaps, and drive solutions through the full work cycle to implementation.
• Technically lead complex application activities and cross-functional teams.
• Create and lead new methodologies to optimize system performance for specific applications.
• Design and test sensors for Wafer Fab Equipment in a lab environment, adhering to all safety guidelines.
• Analyze, develop, document, and transfer new application capabilities within the system envelope, from the product division to the customer application support team.
• Lead internal and external customer technical review meetings.
• Select appropriate sensor protocols and data integration methodologies to solve high-value customer problems.
• Leverage AI and machine learning tools to accelerate sensor development, data analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive insights for customer applications.

Skills

Sensor design

Sensor integration

Sensor testing

AI/ML for sensors

Education

MS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Controls Engineering

Tools

Data acquisition boards

Network protocols

Python/R/JMP for statistics

Job description

Applied Materials in Singapore is seeking a Sensor Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced sensing solutions for Wafer Fab Equipment. This role blends hands-on lab work with strategic technical leadership and requires solving high-value customer problems.

You will lead cross-functional activities, test sensors in a lab, select protocols, and leverage AI/ML tools to speed development, improve data analysis, and deliver predictive insights for customer applications.