Design Director Design Manager

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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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Role Summary

The Design Director / Design Manager is an experienced leader responsible for guiding the planning and execution of architectural and engineering (A&E) design across a diverse and evolving global realestate portfolio primarily focused on advanced semiconductor R&D laboratoriesincluding largescale ISOclassified cleanrooms and H5 occupancy areas but may also include corporate office buildings amenities spaces (café executive briefing centers) and parking structures based on resourcing needs.

This role partners with Applieds Design COE to lead and/or support A&E contracting strategy and selection client programming and concept development through entitlement permitting design documentation technical integration and construction support. The Design Director / Design Manager in concert with the Design COE will serve as the primary owner representative for all designrelated matters ensuring all project designs meet functional needs regulatory requirements longterm operational goals and broader campus standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Design Leadership Across a MultiFacility Portfolio

• In partnership with the Design COE lead A&E design for a range of building types including semiconductor R&D labs ISO 5 cleanrooms H5 occupancy areas office buildings cafés executive briefing centers and parking structures.
• Support the develop and implement longrange design strategies aligned with enterprise standards sustainability goals operational efficiency and future expansion plans.
• Support in the establishment of a global platform from which all R&D Lab Infrastructure teams globally can leverage including methods and process contracting resources and expertise.

2. Client Programming Visioning & Requirements Development

• Lead client programming user engagement and requirements definition.
• Guide user groups through visioning exercises option studies adjacencies planning and initial testfits for highly technical and nontechnical building types.
• Translate stakeholder needs into actionable design criteria testfits and conceptual options.
• Ensure all programmatic requirements are captured and retained throughout design development and documentation.

3. Entitlement Permitting & AHJ Engagement

• Direct entitlement strategies and entitlement packages for complex projects ensuring alignment with zoning codes campus requirements and longrange master planning.
• Lead all permitting activities including preapp meetings code analysis plan check coordination and specialized reviews (e.g. hazardous materials highdensity occupancy).
• Build strong working relationships with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to drive timely approvals and mitigate project risk.

4. Semiconductor R&D & Cleanroom Design Oversight

• Oversee design of large-scale semiconductor R&D facilities including ISO 5 cleanrooms support bays subfab and highly specialized utility and process areas.
• Ensure full compliance with H5 occupancy requirementsexplosion control hazardous material thresholds exhaust zoning monitoring systems and lifesafety integration.
• Validate that cleanroom designs meet ISO classification process tool adjacency vibration and contamination-control standards.

5. ToolInstall Integration

• Partner with ToolInstall teams to ensure Basebuild designs fully support tool layouts utilities and sequence needs.
• Facilitate design interface reviews to confirm alignment on tool sets utility matrices exhaust requirements sequencing and structural impacts.

6. MultiDiscipline Design Management & Technical Integration

• Lead A&E firms through all phases of design including SD DD and CD ensuring highquality costeffective and fully coordinated deliverables.
• Oversee BIM strategy model federation and multidiscipline clash detection across building structural MEP and process engineering.
• Implement robust design QA/QC processes to enhance constructability and reduce downstream changes.

7. Project Controls & Governance

• Manage design budgets scope definition and change control processes across multiple concurrent projects.
• Oversee detailed design schedules for both Basebuild and integrated tool-support scopes including updates to the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Ensure design decisions align with capital budgets operational excellence and long-term facility performance.

8. Construction Phase Support

• Support the construction team during bidding submittal/RFI cycles design clarifications field walks and issue resolution.
• Protect design intent while enabling field expediency and maintaining compliance with programmatic and regulatory requirements.
• Support project closeout activities including design verification punch list resolution and oversight of complete and accurate asbuilt documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Architecture Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 12 years leading A&E design for complex technical and corporate building types.
• Proven experience with both client programming and AHJ entitlement/permitting processes.
• Handson experience with cleanroom design semiconductor R&D labs and H5 occupancy compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large projects under accelerated schedules.
• Strong leadership communication and stakeholdermanagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional licensure (RA or PE).
• Experience with major semiconductor or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Background in largecampus planning workplace design and amenity programming.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple highvalue concurrent projects under accelerated schedules.
• Strong facility with BIM/VDC including Navisworks Revit and integrated model review workflows.

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