Senior Optical Systems Engineer – Lithography & Metrology

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and optimize high-performance optical lithography systems for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

You will analyze requirements, define architectures, conduct thorough testing, and ensure subsystem integration while mitigating risks and meeting quality goals. Strong collaboration across teams is essential to drive successful product development.

Qualifications

• Design and validate opto-mechanical systems and sub-assemblies.
• Develop test plans and concept feasibility studies.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting for HW/SW interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Identify scope, constraints and risks for design and production.
• Lead subsystem and optical assembly projects with PM skills.
• Plan, schedule, monitor and execute cross-functional projects.
• Collaborate with suppliers on critical optical sub-assemblies.
• Develop and maintain optical metrology for key metrics.

Skills

Optical systems design

Troubleshooting

Data analysis & visualization

Programming (Matlab/Python)

SW debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MS or PhD in Optics/Physics/EE

Tools

Matlab

Python

DOE

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and optimize high-performance optical lithography systems for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

You will analyze requirements, define architectures, conduct thorough testing, and ensure subsystem integration while mitigating risks and meeting quality goals. Strong collaboration across teams is essential to drive successful product development.