Process Engineer II - Office CTO

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Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting‑edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT.

If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next‑generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

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Location:

Santa Clara, CA

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As a Process Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in designing and optimizing manufacturing processes for display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. You will collect and analyze data, perform hardware characterization, and troubleshoot engineering issues. You'll also measure film properties, generate technical documentation, and engage with customers to resolve concerns. Process Engineers collaborate with vendors and suppliers, and become familiar with implementing new technologies and products.

You will experiment, learn, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the semiconductor and display industries, partnering with our globally recognized R&D teams on state‑of‑the‑art research and development projects.

The Process Engineer will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining laboratory‑scale processes related to semiconductor advanced packaging. This role involves hands‑on experimentation, data analysis, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to support advanced packaging technologies such as wafer‑level packaging, flip‑chip, and 3D integration.

A background in lithography process engineering is preferred, with hands‑on experience in semiconductor lithography to support process development and optimization.

• Conduct lab‑based experiments to evaluate and improve advanced packaging processes.
• Develop, optimize, and sustain photolithography processes for advanced packaging.
• Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a variety of difficult process engineering experiments, within safety guidelines.
• Perform hardware characterization on a variety of difficult systems, within safety guidelines.
• Troubleshoot a variety of complex problems, perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues.
• Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations and technical reports.
• Interact with customers to resolve a variety of difficult process engineering issues/problems with limited supervision.
• Measure film properties and interpret data.
• Identify, select and work with vendors and suppliers with limited supervision.
• Implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation.

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

• Impacts a range of…