Senior Investment Associate

Applied Materials

Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 161000 - 221000

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

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.

What We Offer

Salary:

$161000.00 - $221000.00

Location:

Santa ClaraCA

Youll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possiblewhile learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. Were 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. Learn more about our benefits.

Senior Associate

Applied Ventures LLC

Location: Santa Clara CA (hybrid) Function: Corporate Venture Capital Level: Senior Associate (Post-MBA / Post-PhD) Reports to: Global Head of Applied Ventures

About Applied Ventures

Applied Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) the worlds leading materials engineering company for the semiconductor and display industries. We deploy up to $100M annually are stage-agnostic and invest globally in deep tech founders building the next generation of semiconductors advanced materials photonics AI/ML hardware Physical AI AI for Science and Materials energy-efficient computing and display technologies.

We operate with a dual mandate: deliver top-quartile financial returns and create strategic value for Applied Materials business units R&D organizations and global customers. We take board seats write meaningful checks and help our companies navigate the path from lab to fab. We are building CVC 2.0 a CVC that competes on conviction technical depth and operating leverage not just capital.

What Youll Do

Source & shape theses. Build proprietary deal flow across our priority sectors; pressure-test investment theses; cultivate founders labs accelerators and co-investors across the US Europe and Asia (Taiwan Korea Japan Israel India).
Run diligence and execute deals. Lead end-to-end diligence (technology market team IP manufacturability unit economics customer validation); build models cap tables and return scenarios; coordinate technical diligence with AMAT R&D and BUs; draft IC memos that lead with a point of view.
Support the portfolio. Drive KPI tracking board prep follow-on strategy and customer introductions; tap AMATs fab infrastructure materials expertise and global accounts; take board observer seats as you grow.
Build the firm and the ecosystem. Represent Applied Ventures at industry university and government forums; contribute to LP / co-investor reporting fund strategy and CVC 2.0 partnerships (e.g. ITRI/ITIC in Taiwan KVIC in Korea).

Who You Are

We want technical depth commercial instinct and a chip on your shoulder the kind of person who reads the patent and the cap table who wont stop until they understand. Equally important: that intensity comes with humility. No room for sharp elbows.

Curiosity that borders on obsession. Three layers deeper than the deck. Read the underlying papers and data room. Earn the founders respect with your preparedness
Chip on your shoulder. Hungry driven allergic to mediocre work.
Diligent and detail-obsessed. Numbers tie. Models footnote assumptions. You catch the inconsistency on page 14 because you read page 14.
Depth and breadth. First-principles in a single stack; zoom out to value chains and customer pain. Microscope and telescope.
Self-starter minimum supervision. See the gap scope it do it. Bring back a recommendation not a question.
Network builder. Genuine durable relationships not LinkedIn collection. People return your calls two years later.
Humility no sharp elbows. You make the team better. Disagree directly commit fully. Brilliance with bad behavior doesnt work here.
Technical & commercial fluency. Hold your own on atomic-layer processes compute-in-memory photonic integration advanced packaging novel materials and modern AI systems and build the model structure the deal read the cap table.
Global mindset. Comfortable across time zones and ecosystems; networks in Taiwan Korea Japan Europe Singapore or India a plus.
Integrity: Uncompromising professional integrity. This is non-negotiable.

Qualifications

Education. MBA from a top program AND/OR MS/PhD in a relevant STEM field (engineering materials science physics chemistry CS applied math ML or equivalent). Strong STEM undergrad highly preferred even for MBA-only candidates.
Experience (required). 48 years post-graduate experience spanning at least two ideally all three of: (1) venture capital or growth equity (2) strategy / management consulting (deep tech tech or semis practice) and (3) technology product development at a deep tech semis hardware materials or AI company.
Deep tech AND AI experience is non-negotiable. Hands-on exposure to one or more of: semiconductors advanced packaging advanced materials photonics AI/ML hardware Physical AI AI for Science / Materials energy-efficient computing or displays. You have invested in advised or built in these spaces not just read about them.
Owner of rigorous work product. Track record of owning IC memos landscapes technical diligence financial models and product strategy end-to-end not just supporting them.
Nice to have. Direct VC track record (named on closed deals); patents publications or shipped products; multilingual or international working experience in key deep tech ecosystems.

Why This Role

Platform. Invest alongside the company that builds the equipment that builds the chips that run the world.
Mandate. Real capital global stage-agnostic seed to growth US to Asia materials to AI hardware.
People. Small senior global team. Direct line to the Global Head and partners.
Trajectory. A path to investment lead and partner for those who earn it.

How to Apply

Apply via the Workday / LinkedIn posting linked below.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location hire grade job-related knowledge skills experience and with consideration of internal equity of our current team addition to a comprehensive benefits package candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program as applicable.

For all sales roles the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin citizenship ancestry religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.

In addition Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process please contact us via e-mail at or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at option 1 and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Who We AreApplied 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...