Senior Application Engineer: Lead Customer Solutions

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a leadership-focused professional in Santa Clara, CA to guide complex application projects from discovery through installation.

This full-time role emphasizes collaborating with customers, defining technical requirements, and driving system performance improvements across cycles. The candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage SOW-driven activities, and coordinate with product and support groups to deliver tailored application solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of customer technologies and gaps across the lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer technologies and gaps across the work cycle to implement solutions.
• Lead difficult, complex application activities and teams.
• Lead on-site execution teams at customer sites with active involvement in SOW and schedules.
• Interface with customers on technical requirements analysis and scheduling.
• Define/approve product application support plans for installations.
• Create and lead new methodologies to optimize system performance for specific applications.
• Analyze, develop and transfer new application capabilities from product division to customer support.

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a leadership-focused professional in Santa Clara, CA to guide complex application projects from discovery through installation.

This full-time role emphasizes collaborating with customers, defining technical requirements, and driving system performance improvements across cycles. The candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage SOW-driven activities, and coordinate with product and support groups to deliver tailored application solutions.