Quality Manager

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

Pay

Salary: $154,000.00 - $212,000.00

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Benefits

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs
• Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
• Supportive work culture that empowers innovation

Responsibilities

• Manages QMS and ensures compliance to requirements through internal audits, external certification ISO standards, and sourcing audits via Applied's SSQA process.
• Develops, applies, revises, and maintains quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
• Designs and implements methods and procedures for testing and inspecting the quality level of products and equipment.
• Identifies systemic issues and drives continuous improvement across the assigned business unit.
• Success in this role is measured against business unit customer satisfaction indices and customer quality indices.
• Drives enterprise-wide change management to ensure proper alignment across regional business units and global factories to minimize quality issues and improve customer satisfaction.
• Interacts with customers and functional managers and engineers in product development, design, test, marketing, sales, planning, manufacturing, etc., regarding potential, real, or perceived customer quality or reliability concerns.
• Interfaces with customers, vendors, and various company departments to resolve quality problems and provide information.
• Coaches, mentors, and conducts training for targeted organizations on quality processes.
• Reduces qualification cycle time and cost while still meeting reliability performance requirements.

Requirements

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field.
• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function.
• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process, or service improvements.
• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution.
• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project, or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines.
• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections, and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.

Schedule

• Full time
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes