NPI Technical Program Manager: Hardware/Software Launch

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus and stock award program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking an experienced NPI Technical Program Manager to drive new product programs from design maturity through transfer to high-volume manufacturing in the Common Solutions Group. You will own the integrated program plan, milestones, dependencies, and risk management while leading cross-functional partners across engineering, operations, materials, and manufacturing engineering.

Success requires strong communication, structured problem-solving, and the ability to remove

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on program/project management experience leading cross-functional business and technical teams.
• Demonstrated leadership for complex hardware and software products, from design through transition to high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience working globally across multiple time zones and functions.

Responsibilities

• Program plan development and ownership: Establish the strategy, plan, and schedule; define and track milestones; break down deliverables and assign owners; map dependencies; identify and respond to changes and risks.
• Program stakeholder management: Align scope and requirements, drive weekly/biweekly cross-functional cadence, exec reviews, decision logs, and drive escalations to closure.
• Program execution: Remove roadblocks and drive completion to the plan. Adapt to changes. Assess readiness for transition to High Volume Manufacturing and enable the transfer of responsibilities.
• Organizational growth: Conduct lessons learned and integrate into business process improvements.

Skills

PM experience

Cross-functional leadership

Global collaboration

Program management (complex)

PM certification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking an experienced NPI Technical Program Manager to drive new product programs from design maturity through transfer to high-volume manufacturing in the Common Solutions Group. You will own the integrated program plan, milestones, dependencies, and risk management while leading cross-functional partners across engineering, operations, materials, and manufacturing engineering.

Success requires strong communication, structured problem-solving, and the ability to remove