Technical Project Manager (New Product Transition) - #1118581

Applied Materials South East Asia is a strategic hub for Applied Materials, consisting of diverse business activities across manufacturing, R&D, corporate functions and field services in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Singapore serves as the regional headquarters for Applied Materials. Since its establishment in 1991, the Applied Materials Singapore Operations Center has become our largest factory outside the United States. Singapore manufacturing accounts for around 50% of global semiconductor equipment output. 

The primary role for this Technical Project Manager is supporting ALD New Product Transitions but responsibilities can flex into supporting New Product Transitions, CIP (Continuous Improvement Projects) and Refurbished Systems for ALD, FEP, and EPI. 

Working as a Technical Project Manager within FEP, ALD, and EPI requires working in a team environment where the team members support each other.  We value the ability to back up other team members.  Be ready and willing to work with and help other Manufacturing Engineers, Test Techs, Quality Engineers, System Project Managers, Suppliers, Business Management, Operations Management, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Interfaces with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and/or new products.  Launches, releases, approves and implements or issues engineering change requests as required to support design engineering and Operations with new and existing products.

• Estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements.  Uses DFx principles to reduce manufacturing and/or product costs, and improve delivered product quality.

Test Procedures, Test Fixtures, and Syscons

• Develops test procedures, including assisting with the definition of test specifications with design / software engineering.   Develops and refines Mayan scripts for chamber testing.

• Works with Central Test Engineering, Test Techs, and other Test Engineers on the design and development of test fixtures.  May assist in the coordination of test fixture sourcing activities.

• Works with Total Product Support, Test Techs, Contract Manufacturers, and other workcenters in order to develop and maintain the merged syscons for systems.

Statistical Process Control

• Gathers operational and test data and evaluates results; may takes corrective/continuous improvement actions.

Continuous Improvement

• Evaluates work methods, test procedures, and workcenter policies.  Participates in the development and maintenance of new and existing business processes and test strategies in order to continuously improve performance and reduce manufacturing cycle time.

Failure Analysis and Non-Conformance Corrective Action

• Works with Customer Experience team to determine root cause of internal and external non-conformances.  Drives corrective action back into test strategy based on corrective actions.  Works with Customer Experience, and Design Engineers of failure analysis and drive corrective actions into test process.

New Product Transitions

• Supports new product transitions as key manufacturing engineering team member.  Works with Design Engineers to convert their test specifications into tests.  Develops test strategies to efficiently test chambers to required quality and cycle time goals.  Determines tooling and test fixtures required for testing new chambers as they transition into volume manufacturing environment.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in Project Management and basic knowledge of Capital Equipment for Semiconductor Industry.  Deeper knowledge of FEP, ALD, and EPI tools is a plus

Engineering Skill Requirements

• Requires knowledge and experience in own discipline; still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills. Builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers. Solves a range of straightforward problems. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction.

• Requires ability to learn new skills and transpose them to solving manufacturing problems.