Senior Program Manager - Global HW & Systems

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Project & Program Management to own a flagship product development program—from concept through product release, ramp, and customer readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance, delivering on schedule, budget, and quality while maintaining executive visibility. This role requires deep expertise in hardware, software, and systems integration, with the ability to navigate

Qualifications

• Proven expertise leading large-scale, highly complex programs spanning hardware, software, and systems integration across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Applies advanced program and systems integration practices to drive technology readiness, lifecycle transitions, and overall product maturity.
• Serves as a technical and execution authority, guiding senior engineers and functional leaders while balancing innovation, risk, and delivery predictability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large, multi-year product development program with full accountability for execution, outcomes, and customer readiness.
• Define program strategy, execution model, governance, and resourcing in alignment with product roadmaps.
• Direct and influence large, cross-functional global teams, including senior engineers, workstream leaders, and functional managers.
• Build and maintain fully integrated program plans across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, product marketing, and field organizations.
• Drive schedule, cost, quality, and risk performance throughout the full product lifecycle, partnering closely with customers, suppliers, and external partners worldwide.
• Provide executive-level visibility through regular program reviews, dashboards, and risk assessments, presenting trade-offs, options, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Own program financials and resource planning, including budgets, capital investments, purchase requisitions, and purchase orders, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Ensure execution readiness for manufacturing ramp, customer qualification, and sustained high-volume production.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Systems engineering

Hardware & software integration

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Project & Program Management to own a flagship product development program—from concept through product release, ramp, and customer readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance, delivering on schedule, budget, and quality while maintaining executive visibility. This role requires deep expertise in hardware, software, and systems integration, with the ability to navigate