Technical Program Management II

About the role

Applied Materials is hiring a Technical Program Manager for its Applied Global Services (AGS), Component Engineering role in Santa Clara, California. It is a fast-paced, onsite position that runs engineering programs and drives data-driven decisions across engineering disciplines, partnering with engineers and cross-functional teams. It suits an early-career engineer with strong communication skills and the ability to learn quickly; it is not a design role.

Key responsibilities

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

Required profile

• 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.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment requiring speed, prioritization and quick decisions.
• Analytical mindset with experience creating trackers, forms or basic dashboards.
• Ongoing onsite work required; occasional travel under 5%.

Required skills

• Reading engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Analytics: creating trackers, dashboards or data models to support engineering, operational or program decisions.

What we offer

• Salary of $90,000 to $124,000, depending on location, hire grade, knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity.
• Comprehensive benefits package, with possible eligibility for a bonus and stock award program.
• Relocation eligible.