New Product Manufacturing Engineer III

About the role

Applied Materials is hiring a New Product Manufacturing Engineer III in Santa Clara, CA. The engineer takes newly designed products and features from initial design through to volume manufacturing, reviewing and modifying engineering designs so they can be manufactured at the supplier level and in Applied's own operations. Engineering change orders are created to provide design enhancements and kit structure, and the role uses Unigraphics/NX and Teamcenter. Knowledge of supplier manufacturing processes and engagement with suppliers is an added qualification.

Key responsibilities

• Interface with engineering functions to coordinate the release of new products or product improvements
• Own the module/product on the PLC/CIP program and launch, release, approve and implement engineering change orders
• Own the SMBOM release to support phase exits and handle non-standard BOM requests for systems and NSOS
• Create and maintain master layouts in UG/NX and support NPI/CIP builds with OMS documentation
• Develop project methodology and proposals, and take part in concept and feasibility studies
• Bridge operations, design engineering and global product management, and recommend tooling and process requirements using DFx principles to cut cost and improve quality
• Participate in new product builds, champion issue resolution and determine root causes of assembly and test problems, with long-term corrective actions
• Work with volume manufacturing engineers, NPT PMs, materials, manufacturing techs and suppliers to move from NPI to volume manufacturing
• Evaluate work methods and policies, and help document new business processes

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 4+ years of manufacturing or engineering experience, or equivalent; 5-7 years preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of products, configurations, Teamcenter and options and variants
• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining new options and variant conditions
• Knowledge of the engineering change order process, DFx, product development, value engineering, producibility analysis, product structure, bill of materials, product safety, material handling and root cause analysis

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of CAD tools: UG/NX and Teamcenter
• SAP BOM and engineering change orders
• Lotus Notes, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, flowcharting, FRACAS and/or BRIO
• Strong product technology, change management, problem solving, communication, customer orientation, team and quality skills

What we offer

• Salary of $110,500 to $152,000
• Supportive work culture focused on learning and career growth
• Comprehensive benefits package, with possible bonus and stock award eligibility