Technical Product Support Engineer - Semiconductors

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin, Texas seeks a technically skilled individual to oversee customer technical support, field escalations, and system installations across a defined account. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, service teams, and customers to drive performance improvements and reliable operation.

Travel up to 25% is expected. You will generate performance data, support site testing, and contribute to ECO reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
• Problem solving: Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on analysis of multiple sources of information
• Impact: Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Interpersonal skills: Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all technical support related aspects at a specific customer: escalations, fleet performance, system installations, improvement programs and upgrades.
• Acts as intermediary and field escalation focal point between customer and Division by providing technical support and documentation to field engineers, technicians and product support personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging equipment.
• Provides Alpha Site support to Engineering specifically related to installation, operation, calibration, service and/or testing of a new hardware, process or software design in house or on an engineering tool.
• Provides Beta Site Support; specifically related to installation, operation, calibration, service and/or testing of a new hardware, software or processes on a customer tool.
• Initiates and provides review of ECO's to ensure data supports fix and follow up with communication to the field.
• Generates and presents system performance data as required. This includes performance metrics such as MTBF, MTBI and Availability. Reporting will also include process data and I/W spending analysis.
• Supports GPS in the generation of documentation such as CENs and BKMs.
• Creates and reviews documentation covering technical improvements, system upgrades, and support plans.
• Present(s) at customer level.
• Ensures field implementation.

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin, Texas seeks a technically skilled individual to oversee customer technical support, field escalations, and system installations across a defined account. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, service teams, and customers to drive performance improvements and reliable operation.

Travel up to 25% is expected. You will generate performance data, support site testing, and contribute to ECO reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing in a dynamic,