Technical Program Managment New College Grad

About the Role

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions essential to new semiconductor chips and advanced displays. The equipment created and serviced is vital to advancing AI and accelerating next-generation semiconductor chips.

What We Offer

• Salary: $90,000.00 - $124,000.00
• Location: Santa Clara, CA
• Supportive work culture encouraging learning, development, and career growth.
• Empowerment to push boundaries and learn daily in a leading global company.
• Commitment to employee health and wellbeing, offering programs for personal and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Program management of Research, Development, and Engineering (RD&E) aspects of the MDP SBU, including new service product development performance.
• Partner with business leadership and the product business to develop service product roadmaps and manage product portfolios/investments.
• Lead development and execution of innovation/technology roadmaps supporting product roadmaps.
• Lead customer application understanding and development to facilitate new product introduction.
• Accountable for on-time delivery, cost, and quality of new products and technologies for customer, operating plan, and growth commitments of the MDP SBU.
• Lead development and execution of project management (PMP), product lifecycle processes (PLC), continuous improvement programs, and ECO.
• Support quality, productivity, and sustaining engineering initiatives in partnership with customers and operations.
• Manage technology partners and support new product related strategic sourcing needs with strategic sourcing/supply chain.
• Lead sampling field quality processes working closely with field commercial resources.
• Build strong teams and foster cross-functional engagement across multiple geographies and external partners (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, etc.).
• Communicate RD&E progress/execution to senior executives and stakeholders.

Technical Skills

• Customer focused – Voice of Customer (VOC) domain expertise and strong customer acumen.
• Positive, can-do, hands-on, entrepreneurial attitude that builds support for RD&E needs.
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal presence.
• Ability to effectively manage and deliver to multiple Key Performance Indices (KPIs).
• Critical thinking and ability to influence and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams (Sales, finance, marketing, strategy, management).
• Excellent personal time management and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a Science/Engineering related degree (Materials, Mechanical, Chemical, Physics, Electrical, or related field).
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
• Materials, Deposition, Systems experience and domain expertise.
• Semiconductor applications and services experience desired.
• Extensive new product introduction experience with a performance-based track record.
• Strong program management and product lifecycle management experience.

Additional Information

• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: New College Grad
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please apply by November 30, 2026. This position may close early based on application volume or candidate selection.
• The salary offered will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.