Technical Program Managment New College Grad

Applied Materials

Santa Clara, CAFresher3h agovia LinkedIn

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New grads, no experience needed
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On-site in Santa Clara
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About the Role

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductor chips and advanced displays. This role is for a Technical Program Manager focusing on Research, Development, and Engineering within the MDP SBU.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for program management of Research, Development, and Engineering aspects of the MDP SBU, including new service product development performance.
  • Partners with business leadership and the product business to develop service product roadmaps and manage product portfolios/investments.
  • Leads development and execution of innovation/technology roadmaps to support product roadmaps.
  • Leads customer application understanding and development to facilitate new product introduction.
  • Accountable for the on-time delivery, cost, and quality of new products and technologies to support customer, operating plan, and growth commitments of the MDP SBU.
  • Leads development and execution of project management (PMP), product lifecycle processes (PLC), continuous improvement programs, and ECOs.
  • Supports quality, productivity, and sustaining engineering initiatives by partnering with customers and operations.
  • Manages technology partners and supports new product related strategic sourcing needs in partnership with strategic sourcing/supply chain.
  • Leads sampling field quality processes, working closely with field commercial resources.
  • Builds strong teams and cross-functional engagement across multiple geographies & external partners including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal.
  • Communicates 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 that extends confidence and humility.
  • 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 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

  • Location: Santa Clara, CA
  • Travel: 10% of the Time
  • Relocation Eligible: Yes
  • Time Type: Full time
  • Employee Type: New College Grad

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