Systems Engineer: Platform & Opto-Mechanical Integration

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Stock award program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a Systems Engineer, Platform & Integration in Santa Clara to design, integrate, and optimize complex optical subsystems for semiconductor tools. You will work with cross-functional teams to translate process requirements into robust mechanical, electrical, and optical designs.

The role involves leading architecture trade-offs, prototyping, and qualification of subsystems, with on-site and remote field support, and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 4–7 years of hands-on experience in industrial design, integration, and testing of Semiconductor equipment Platforms and Systems for high-precision optical processing, metrology, or inspection.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture definition, design, integration, and testing of advanced platforms and optical subsystems within semiconductor process equipment (e.g., etch, CMP, inspection, and metrology platforms)
• Design and integrate precision mechanical, opto-mechanical, and optical components, assemblies, and subsystems including frames, structures, panels, stages, sample transfer mechanisms, gas and liquid delivery subsystems, environmental and temperature controls, motion control, mounts, optical lenses, illumination sources, beam delivery systems, interferometers, polarization optics, optical coatings, filters, mirrors, prisms, and opto-mechanical assemblies
• Define and flow down system engineering specifications aligned to Applied Materials tool performance targets, including throughput, yield, uptime, and cost of ownership
• Collaborate closely with process engineers, product management, and platform engineering teams to translate semiconductor process requirements into robust mechanical, electrical, control, optomechanical, and optical designs
• Lead mechanical, opto-mechanical, and optical architecture trade-offs and design reviews, driving data-based decisions across performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability
• Prototype, integrate, and qualify mechanical, opto-mechanical, and optical subsystems within complex wafer processing tools, including alignment, calibration, and system verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a Systems Engineer, Platform & Integration in Santa Clara to design, integrate, and optimize complex optical subsystems for semiconductor tools. You will work with cross-functional teams to translate process requirements into robust mechanical, electrical, and optical designs.

The role involves leading architecture trade-offs, prototyping, and qualification of subsystems, with on-site and remote field support, and travel up to 10%.