SoftwareAlgorithm Engineer

Applied Materials

Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 152000 - 208500

Posted on: Yesterday

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:

$152000.00 - $208500.00

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.

As a Software Engineer at Applied Materials youll dive deep into ground-breaking technologieslike machine learning and AIto craft novel software solutions that solve our customers high-value problems. Our Software Engineers are responsible for designing prototyping developing and debugging software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices to ensure quality and functionality. Youll develop software documentation and test procedures troubleshoot software problems and communicate with internal customers to understand project requirements. As part of our team youll contribute your expertise in intricate systems deciphering code and anticipating software behaviors to ensure Applied remains the leader in the semiconductor and display sectors.

## About the Role

We are looking for a talented and motivated Software/Algorithm Engineer to join our this role you will develop and implement advanced image analysis algorithms applied to full wafer metrology data enabling high-precision characterization and process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

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## Key Responsibilities

- Design develop and validate image analysis algorithms for full wafer metrology data processing

- Analyze large-scale spatial metrology datasets to extract actionable process insights

- Collaborate with hardware and process engineers to define algorithm requirements and integrate solutions into measurement workflows

- Develop and maintain robust well-tested software modules in a production engineering environment

- Benchmark algorithm performance and drive continuous improvements in accuracy speed and reliability

- Document technical approaches results and design decisions clearly

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## Required Qualifications

- MS in Physics Optical Engineering Electrical Engineering Applied Mathematics or a related field

- Strong foundation in optical physics

- Expertise in wave-optics modeling and physics-based simulation of optical measurement systems

- Strong foundation in image processing and computer vision algorithms

- High proficiency in one or more of the following: Python MATLAB and C/C

- Experience with scientific computing libraries

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

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## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with semiconductor metrology inspection or process control data

- Familiarity with high-sensitivity camera models and their characteristics including noise profiles dynamic range and readout modes

- Experience with machine learning or statistical modeling applied to engineering data

- Knowledge of data visualization tools and best practices

- Experience working in an iterative development environment

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## What We Offer

- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge metrology challenges in semiconductor manufacturing

- Collaborative cross-functional team environment

- Competitive compensation and benefits

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

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.

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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...