Technical Program Managment New College Grad

About the Role

This is a New College Grad position for a Technical Program Manager at Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA.

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 in support of above 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, ECO, etc.
• Supports quality, productivity, and sustaining engineering initiatives partnering with customers and operations.
• Manages technology partners and supports new product related strategic sourcing needs partnering 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, Legal, etc.
• Communicates RD&E progress/execution to senior executives and stakeholders.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 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.

Note: This position may close early based on application volume or candidate selection. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please apply by November 30, 2026.