Entry-Level Chemist — Semiconductor Materials R&D

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Stock awards

Job summary

Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a New College Grad for a full-time role focused on chemistry related to semiconductor processes. You will design and analyze data, assess new chemical processes, and troubleshoot quality issues during scale-up, contributing to equipment design and testing.

The position emphasizes learning and growth within a leading materials science company, with opportunities to participate in bonus and stock programs as applicable.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities
• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work
• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members
• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents
• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies
• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

Responsibilities

• Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on chemistry related to semiconductor integration with a special focus on characterization of novel chemistries.
• Assess viability new chemical processes for product teams using various analytical techniques.
• Troubleshoot product quality issues arising from chemical processing or synthesis during scale-up process development.
• Feasibility testing of new chemical processes on test equipment and participation in design of test equipment.
• Test new chemical processes on small scale to show feasibility.

Job description

Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a New College Grad for a full-time role focused on chemistry related to semiconductor processes. You will design and analyze data, assess new chemical processes, and troubleshoot quality issues during scale-up, contributing to equipment design and testing.

The position emphasizes learning and growth within a leading materials science company, with opportunities to participate in bonus and stock programs as applicable.