Product Quality & Reliability Engineer III - (E3)

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,500 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Participation in a bonus program

Job summary

Applied Materials in Santa Clara is seeking a Full-time Quality Engineer to develop and maintain quality standards. The role involves designing tests and analyzing results to ensure product reliability, guiding new team members, and striving for world-class quality.

The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge in quality assurance processes, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for continuous learning in the semiconductor industry.

The salary range is $110,500 - $152,000 based on location and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline.
• Uses understanding of key business drivers to accomplish work.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains quality/reliability standards.
• Designs and implements testing methods.
• Performs failure analysis and reliability modeling.

Skills

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Business Expertise

Job description

Overview

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Salary: $110,500.00 - $152,000.00

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops, applies, revises, maintains and/ or tests quality/ reliability standards to ensure alignment with customer expectations.
• Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the quality/ reliability of products.
• Develops, implements quality/ reliability test plans and performs failure analysis. Perform FMECA, document CRAMS and work with supplier and engineer to enable crams test plan. Also perform PQP at supplier. Reliability modeling and ERAMS.
• Gathers operational and test data and evaluates results. Prepares documentation for testing.
• Develops methods and parameters, project methodology and/ or project proposals.
• Evaluates work methods, procedures and policies to ensure world class quality standards are attainable.
• May be accountable for projects/ programs as wells as, developing methods and parameters, project methodology and/ or project proposals.
• Coaches, mentor and conduct training for targeted organizations on quality & reliability process.

Qualifications

• 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, 20% 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.

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