Senior Director, Product Quality & Reliability Engineer

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.

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Key Responsibilities

1. Provide leadership and responsibility for the overall quality management of all Component & Services Divisions. Enhance quality performance and capabilities through early involvement enforcement of quality systems and on-going engineering support
2. Provide day to day management and support to both quality personnel and internal customers for all Q&R issues/concerns

3. Lead early involvement from design stage of tooling machines and components to understand the quality function deployment and ensure manufacturing functions are able to deliver to the quality levels consistently

4. Drive the investigation of all customer complaints and facilitate resolution as well as successful completion of all related corrective and prevention actions

5. Work closely with business segments to assure downstream customer requirements are met

6. Set performance measures to monitor business units quality performance

7. Recruit train develop and provide performance guidance to the assigned entire group.
8. Assist teams members to execute on business improvement efforts and projects. Identify issues and challenges measure and validate results successfully implement solutions and develop control plans to ensure continuation of improvements from design to end-of-life. Ensure that all project documentation is maintained accurately.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems theories and practices as well as the changing business environment

Business Expertise

• Applies in-depth knowledge of own segment/function business and commercial expertise to differentiate itself from the competition

Leadership

• Leads a business unit department or sub-function generally through multiple levels of managers of diverse activities; develops and executes business unit department or sub-functional strategy to achieve key business objectives

Problem Solving

• Evaluates key business challenges; directs the development of new or innovative solutions

Impact

• Guided by company strategy and business objectives impacts results of segment/function

Interpersonal Skills

• Influences and negotiates at the top executive levels with great latitude on outcomes; presents and defends complicated or delicate issues

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials core values.

Additional Information

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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.

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