Contamination Control & Validation Engineer – Semiconductors

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a Cleaning, Contamination Control & Validation Engineer to join the Quality team. You will partner with Engineering across the product lifecycle to develop cleaning methods, contamination controls, and validation documentation, ensuring product integrity and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, defining contamination categories, supporting detection methods, root cause analysis for escalations, and driving cross-functional alignment with

Qualifications

• Author and maintain contamination control plans and validation master plans.
• Develop validation protocols for equipment, processes and cleanrooms.
• Ensure documentation complies with SEMI/ISO and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and qualify cleaning methods and contamination control for current/advanced equipment.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA for contamination events and customer escalations.
• Define acceptance criteria, sampling plans and testing for new methods and tools.
• Maintain risk register and implement timely remediation of gaps.

Skills

Cleaning & Contamination Control

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Root cause analysis

8D / 5-Why

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Bachelor's degree in Physics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

FMEA

QMS

DOE

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a Cleaning, Contamination Control & Validation Engineer to join the Quality team. You will partner with Engineering across the product lifecycle to develop cleaning methods, contamination controls, and validation documentation, ensuring product integrity and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, defining contamination categories, supporting detection methods, root cause analysis for escalations, and driving cross-functional alignment with