Systems Engineer IV

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductors and advanced displays, is hiring a Systems Engineer IV in Santa Clara, CA. The engineer designs, integrates and optimizes complex systems, works with cross-functional teams to write system specifications, defines architectures, tests and verifies systems, and mitigates risks so they meet high quality standards. This is a full-time, five-day-per-week office role.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical execution of complex projects combining electrical, mechanical, controls, physics/process and software design.
• Write detailed engineering requirements and design specifications based on customer and business input.
• Lead multi-discipline architecture meetings and document system and sub-system architecture and technology choices.
• Create system models to analyze and optimize performance, and write interconnection and component specifications.
• Design, program and test system controls for I/O and safety interlocks for heating, motion, gas, vacuum and other sub-systems.
• Work with vendors to develop customized components and own technical vendor relationships.
• Create test plans and protocols, run and document verification and characterization testing, and troubleshoot functional, performance and reliability issues.
• Transfer new designs to manufacturing and support manufacturing, test, assembly and supply chain in the first production builds.
• Work with process engineering to refine and optimize system behavior.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical or related).
• 7-10 years of experience in complex equipment systems engineering.
• Ability to interpret business challenges and recommend improvements, and to lead functional teams or projects.
• Experience collaborating with electrical, mechanical, software and process engineers to specify, model, design, build, test and release complex electromechanical equipment.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects from concept through development, verification and introduction to manufacturing and field deployment.

Required skills

• Preferred: familiarity with semiconductor equipment such as AC/DC power, cabling and interconnection, heaters and heating control, actuators and motion control, pneumatics and gas control, vacuum control, system I/O and workflow, and safety interlocks.
• Preferred: experience specifying, modeling and designing complex electromechanical equipment.

What we offer

• Salary of $161,000 to $221,000.
• A supportive work culture that encourages learning and career growth.
• Programs and support for employee health and wellbeing.
• Possible eligibility for a bonus and a stock award program.