Jobs at Applied Materials

Responsible for developing and maintaining fabrication processes, improving productivity, collaborating with teams, and leading continuous improvement projects to ensure operational success.

Leads Supplier Engineering Excursion Response Team activities to protect semiconductor manufacturing from supplier-caused disruptions. Evaluates supplier performance, manages quality incidents, drives root-cause and corrective actions using 8D methodology, and implements systemic process improvements. Conducts supplier training and audits, promotes compliant testing practices, and supports global quality management system development and execution. The role requires cross-functional leadership, complex problem solving, supplier negotiation, and approximately 10% travel.

Lead defect, particle, contamination, and yield investigations for semiconductor and display manufacturing processes. Perform defect characterization, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and process and hardware improvements. Drive productivity projects targeting chamber stability, matching, uptime, and cost of ownership. Develop troubleshooting guides, defect libraries, training materials, and qualification activities while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and customers.

Supports APAC operations finance through inventory, costing, repairs, returns, and exception analysis. Develops financial models, prepares executive analysis, supports close and performance management, and presents findings to stakeholders. Serves as a first point of contact for finance and operations questions, coordinates with regional teams, improves processes, and supports cross-functional initiatives involving supply chain, planning, controllers, and operations leadership.

Intern will gain hands-on experience in commodity procurement, sourcing, and supplier management. Responsibilities include supporting procurement strategies, monitoring supplier performance, analyzing data for cost savings and process improvements, and developing dashboards, reports, and automation tools using Excel, Power BI, and Python. The role supports supply continuity, reporting accuracy, data visibility, operational efficiency, and data-driven procurement decisions while collaborating with stakeholders.

Manage operating and capital expenditure, forecasting, variance analysis, standard costing, inventory, grants, and financial reporting for Singapore operations. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve spending discipline, forecast accuracy, financial visibility, and process efficiency. Develop cost models, dashboards, and reporting tools while supporting inventory controls and executive reviews.

Leads global supplier change management assessment programs for semiconductor products and manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include planning assessments, evaluating supplier processes and risks, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, driving corrective actions, preparing reports and dashboards, maintaining methodologies and records, and managing projects through execution. The role requires supplier quality, manufacturing, change control, risk management, analytics, and stakeholder-influence expertise, with extensive global travel.

Manages semiconductor manufacturing operations by leading production employees, prioritizing schedules, optimizing capacity, monitoring performance metrics, and resolving quality or customer-impacting issues. Oversees employee training, development, hiring, performance management, safety compliance, and EHS practices. Drives Lean, safety, quality, process improvements, corrective actions, and alignment with manufacturing goals while coordinating operational meetings and customer or vendor requirements.

Supports Applied Materials’ Southeast Asia Regional Office through research, analysis, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, presentations, reporting, and process improvement. The intern helps track regional initiatives, prepare briefings and communications, conduct background research, and improve workflows using digital solutions. The role develops practical skills in business research, project delivery, communication, collaboration, and strategic planning.

Executes complex operational audits, advisory projects, SOX testing, and investigations in global environments. Plans audits, conducts interviews and walkthroughs, performs fieldwork under IIA standards, evaluates controls and risks, drafts findings, and monitors remediation through closure. Leads small-scale audits, supports junior auditors, maintains documentation in Optro, and communicates results to stakeholders and senior leadership.

Installs, maintains, upgrades, troubleshoots, and repairs semiconductor equipment at customer sites. Performs preventive and corrective maintenance across electrical, vacuum, mechanical, plasma, hydraulic, and gas systems. Works with senior engineers, uses digital analytics and diagnostic techniques, communicates directly with customers, follows safety and environmental protocols, and supports overseas customers with travel up to 75% of the time.

Leads Southeast Asia tax strategy, compliance, reporting, audits, transfer pricing, incentives, SOX controls, and cross-border matters. Partners with business, finance, legal, and operations leaders on strategic initiatives while improving tax processes, data quality, ERP systems, and reporting tools. Directly manages and develops a regional tax team, ensuring technical excellence, strong governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across multiple countries.

Oversee manufacturing quality for FEOL semiconductor processes, ensuring adherence to standards, improving process capability, reducing defects, and managing quality risks. Develop quality systems, monitor KPIs, lead investigations and recurrence prevention, and apply SPC, DOE, and statistical analysis to improve yield and performance. Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, reliability, process integration, and customers. The role requires semiconductor fabrication knowledge, quality-control experience, and occasional short-notice travel.

Installs, maintains, upgrades, and troubleshoots semiconductor manufacturing equipment at customer sites. Performs preventive and corrective maintenance across electrical, mechanical, vacuum, plasma, hydraulic, and gas systems. Uses digital analytics and diagnostic techniques, communicates directly with customers, follows safety protocols, and collaborates with senior field service engineers. The role requires extensive overseas travel and participation in organizational projects.

Designs and analyzes semiconductor process engineering experiments, characterizes hardware, measures film properties, troubleshoots complex issues, performs root cause analysis, prepares technical documentation, supports customers, works with vendors, and implements new technologies and analytical instrumentation.

Designs and modifies electrical assemblies, layouts, schematics, and drawings for semiconductor equipment. Performs basic engineering analysis, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, component procurement, and assembly coordination under supervision. Resolves electrical issues, identifies critical parts sources, and supports product releases. The role requires a bachelor's degree, foundational electrical engineering knowledge, and up to one year of related experience, with one to two years preferred.

Designs and modifies mechanical layouts, drawings, tooling, and fixturing for semiconductor equipment. Coordinates component procurement and assembly, performs engineering analyses and tests, troubleshoots mechanical problems, documents product releases, and supports handling, assembly, and disassembly across the product lifecycle under supervision.

Own and manage Applied Materials’ Singapore-wide calibration program, including IMTE inventory, calibration scheduling, vendor management, records, traceability, audits, and ISO 17025 compliance. Lead out-of-tolerance investigations, corrective actions, performance metrics, process improvements, documentation, training, equipment lifecycle activities, and digitalization initiatives across multiple sites. The role requires coordination with equipment owners, engineers, technicians, stakeholders, and external service providers.

Leads a team developing and optimizing electroplating processes for advanced semiconductor packaging. Responsibilities include managing process engineering projects, developing technologies and instrumentation, characterizing hardware, troubleshooting complex issues, conducting root cause analysis, preparing technical documentation, supporting customer engagements, and collaborating globally to deliver qualified products and technology improvements.

Develops and maintains manufacturing methods, operating sequences, and processes for semiconductor equipment components and assemblies. Coordinates product improvements, applies DFx principles to reduce costs and improve quality, establishes time standards, recommends tooling, evaluates tests and work procedures, and assists with root-cause analysis and corrective actions during assembly and system testing.