Systems Engineering Lead — Optical Metrology

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Stock awards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara seeks a Systems Engineering Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team creating advanced optical metrology and inspection systems for semiconductor manufacturing.

You will own system architecture, requirements, verification, and cross-functional integration, partnering with marketing, product management, R&D, operations, OEM vendors, and leadership to deliver differentiated products.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Optical, Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical or related field.
• 10+ years in complex optical system development including metrology/inspection.
• 3+ years of engineering management or technical leadership.
• Experience with requirements management, architecture, risk analysis, verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering across optics, mechanics, electronics, software and algorithms.
• Develop system architecture, requirement breakdown, and verification plans.
• Oversee integration, alignment, calibration, and performance optimization.
• Support NPI, manufacturing transfer, qualification and deployment.
• Interface with executives and OEM vendors to manage milestones and risks.

Skills

Systems engineering

Optical engineering

Leadership

Project management

OEM management

Education

Master's degree in Optical/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. in Optical/related field

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara seeks a Systems Engineering Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team creating advanced optical metrology and inspection systems for semiconductor manufacturing.

You will own system architecture, requirements, verification, and cross-functional integration, partnering with marketing, product management, R&D, operations, OEM vendors, and leadership to deliver differentiated products.