Manufacturing Engineer I - (E1)

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin, Texas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and maintain methods, operation sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies.

You'll work closely with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and new products. You will use lean principles, automation, and continuous improvement to estimate costs, reduce manufacturing costs, improve product quality, and determine

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

Salary: $65,500.00 - $90,000.00

Location: Austin,TX

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. 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. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you are responsible for developing and maintaining methods, operating sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies. You'll work closely with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and new products, and you'll use engineering principles to estimate and reduce manufacturing costs, improve product quality, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements. Your expertise in lean principles, automation, and continuous improvement will be instrumental in driving operational excellence and achieving higher levels of productivity and cost-effectiveness. You'll develop and use test procedures, evaluate test results, and assess work methods, procedures, and policies to identify root cause issues and solutions that ensure operational success.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and maintains methods, operation sequence and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies.
• Interfaces with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and/or new products.
• Launches, releases, approves and implements or issues engineering change requests as required to support design engineering and Operations with new and existing products.
• Estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements.
• Uses DFx principles to reduce manufacturing and/or product costs, and improve delivered product quality.
• Develops and uses test procedures, including assisting with the definition of test specifications with design / software engineering.
• May work with test engineering on the design and development of text fixtures.
• May assist in the coordination of test fixture sourcing activities.
• Gathers operational and test data and evaluates results; may takes corrective/continuous improvement actions.
• Evaluates work methods, procedures and policies.
• Participates in the development and maintenance of new and existing business processes; updates as necessary to ensure current practices are documented.
• Determines root cause and corrective action analysis for issues that arise during assembly and/or test of systems; provides failure analysis report as required.
• Performs Process Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis when working with New Product Development.

Functional Knowledge

Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

Additional Information

Time Type: Full time
Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible: No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable. For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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. In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [e-mail], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.