Technical Program Manager, Component Engineering

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Stock awards

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking an early-career Engineer for the Applied Global Services (AGS) Component Engineering role in Santa Clara. This onsite position drives execution across engineering disciplines, interprets technical data, and supports quick, data-driven decisions in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with engineers, operations, and suppliers, reading drawings, building trackers and dashboards, and contributing to NPI and product transfers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• 2-4 years of experience; ideal for early career candidates.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with analytics, including creating trackers, dashboards, or data models to support engineering, operational, or program decisions.
• Onsite work required; travel 10% of the Time.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment that requires speed, prioritization, and quick decision-making.
• Analytical mindset with experience creating trackers, forms, or basic dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Technical Program Manager for engineering projects and engineering change initiatives tied to revenue and operations.
• Lead and run engineering meetings, track action items, and drive timely decision‑making across cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Partner closely with engineers to interpret drawings and technical data, communicate requirements, and resolve issues quickly.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and product transfer programs, including coordination between engineering, operations, and suppliers.
• Compile, track, and analyze engineering and operational data to support decision‑making.
• Collaborate with quality, surface technology, packaging, refurbishment, sustaining engineering, and obsolescence teams.
• Supports AGS -OPS assigned sPDP projects.

Skills

Engineering drawings

Technical documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics

Dashboards

Data models

Fast-paced work

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking an early-career Engineer for the Applied Global Services (AGS) Component Engineering role in Santa Clara. This onsite position drives execution across engineering disciplines, interprets technical data, and supports quick, data-driven decisions in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with engineers, operations, and suppliers, reading drawings, building trackers and dashboards, and contributing to NPI and product transfers.