PLM Technical Project Manager

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a seasoned Technical Project Manager with 15+ years of experience to lead complex enterprise technology programs, software initiatives, and digital transformation efforts.

You will collaborate with engineering, IT, and business leadership to drive automation, system modernization, and product lifecycle improvements. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering or Computer Science and advanced PM certifications; global collaboration across

Qualifications

• 15+ years of program/project management experience in technology, engineering, or semiconductor environments.
• Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into business language for senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with engineering, product development, IT, and leadership to identify automation and modernization opportunities.
• Develop project and program plans from conception to implementation including scope, milestones, and governance.
• Ensure on-time, within-budget delivery with quality and security controls.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps and release milestones.
• Lead design, architecture, development, integration, testing, deployment, and change management teams.
• Manage resources, priorities, and removal of blockers to meet objectives.
• Oversee project financial processes and vendor spend, forecasting, and reporting.
• Provide regular status updates and executive readouts to stakeholders.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science

PMP/PMI-ACP/ Scrum/ SAFe/ Prosci/ ITIL/ Six Sigma or related certifications

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Teams

PLM (Teamcenter, Windchill)

MCAD/ECAD tools (NX, Creo)

E3.series

OrCAD

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: $163,000.00 - $224,000.00

Location: Santa Clara,CA

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. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

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. Learn more about our benefits.

Seeking a seasoned Technical Project Manager based in Santa Clara, CA with 15+ years of experience to lead complex enterprise technology programs, software development initiatives, engineering design business process improvements, and digital transformation efforts in a global, technology-driven environment.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field required.

Experience

15+ years of program/project management experience in a technology, engineering, manufacturing, semiconductor, or enterprise IT environment.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously with competing priorities, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.

Strong technical fluency with the ability to translate complex engineering and IT concepts into clear business language for senior stakeholders.

Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Experience managing global, cross-functional and matrixed project teams across different time zones.

Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and related reporting platforms.

PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, SAFe, Prosci, ITIL, Six Sigma, or related certifications are a plus.

Experience with Product lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, MCAD/ECAD applications and project managements tools.

Technical Skillset

Experience overseeing activity related to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems like Teamcenter and Windchill.

Experience overseeing activity related to MCAD/ECAD applications like NX, Creo, E3.series, OrCAD

Experience with project management tools like JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheet

Key Responsibilities

Engage closely with engineering, product development, IT, and business leadership to identify opportunities for automation, system modernization, application improvement, and business process solutions that improve engineering productivity, design quality, and operational efficiency.

Develop project and program plans from conception through implementation, including scope, milestones, dependencies, delivery strategy, governance, processes, resource plans, financials, risk controls, and stakeholder engagement models.

Ensure effective and efficient execution of projects and programs within established guardrails of scope, schedule, budget, quality, security, and compliance.

Translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, integrated plans, release milestones, and measurable success criteria.

Lead multifunctional design, architecture, development, integration, testing, deployment, and change management teams composed of internal, external, and matrixed resources.

Drive allocated resources across organizations to achieve delivery objectives, resolve resource constraints, and maintain on-time and within-budget performance.

Partner with line managers, competency centers, resource management, vendors, and product/service owners to secure resources, confirm priorities, remove blockers, and elevate decisions when needed.

Manage project financial processes, including budget tracking, capital allocation requests, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, vendor spend, forecast updates, and financial escalations.

Conduct project reviews, steering committee updates, executive readouts, release readiness reviews, and post-implementation reviews to ensure transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Track execution metrics, compliance metrics, risks, issues, decisions, change requests, dependencies, and benefits realization.

Provide regular status and feedback to stakeholders.

Interface with internal customers, business owners, engineering teams, and vendors to define objectives, clarify requirements, provide delivery updates, prepare releases, and support adoption.

Provide engineering application and business process expertise to project teams on significantly complex programs, integrations, and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Identify and resolve potential complications within the program, develop options and recommendations, and drive decisions to closure.

Mentor and coach project managers, scrum masters, business analysts, and team leads.

Serve as a subject matter expert in project/program management practices.

Miscellaneous Skillset

Enterprise project/program governance, SDLC practices, portfolio reporting, risk management, dependency management, and executive communication.

Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments while maintaining strong alignment across leadership, business owners, technical teams, and vendors.

Strong presentation skills with the ability to prepare crisp executive-level updates, decision papers, business cases, and delivery roadmaps.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field required.

Advanced degree or business/technology management education is preferred.

15+ years of relevant project/program management experience, including leadership of complex enterprise technology, engineering application, product development, or digital transformation programs.

Location Santa Clara, CA.

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.

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