Material Control System (MCS) Application Engineer

 Role Responsibilities:

• Support software product maintenance, diagnose and troubleshoot customer reported software product issues, propose a proper solution/workaround

• Define customer issues and requirements using critical thinking and analysis

• Work with global and local software/project teams to develop cause analysis and corrective action plans

• Build environments to perform product functional testing, build customized solutions and reproduce reported issues

• Perform software installations/upgrades and create/implement product training for customers

• Assist project managers by tracking issues, patches, and resolutions

• Perform project management tasks as needed

• Coordinate customer’s systems administration and IT teams to deploy and optimize CIM solutions to achieve factory KPIs

• Present technical information to customers including technical contributors and managers

• Prepare and present technical product information/training to external customers in group setting

• Contribute to knowledge base population and management

• Develop and deliver statements of work (SOW)

• Create and implement software training and/or demonstrations

Functional Knowledge:

• Requires or needs to acquire in-depth Material Control System (MCS) knowledge and experience

• Conceptual and practical familiarity of material control and movement expertise in factory operations

• Understanding of SEMI standards including SEMI standards E82 and E88

• Knowledge of factory automation systems such as recipe management, process control, planning, scheduling, dispatching

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering, IT/IS or a related field

• Please note this role will require 35% travel

• 3-7 years of experience working in semiconductor manufacturing as process engineer, software or IT engineer, or manufacturing engineer

• Outstanding skills in data mining, data analysis and critical thinking to aid in troubleshooting issues

• Project management skills with the ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and communicate effectively

• Working knowledge of databases including the use of SQL and network communication/system cluster via the use commands

• Working proficiency using programming and scripting languages such as R, Python, C#, Java, C++

• Knowledge of Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems, TCP/IP Protocols, Web Services (i.e. check system errors, tcpdump or wireshark usage)

• Knowledge about PCs and server hardware (i.e. pacemaker/suncluster and the cluster architecture)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Applied Materials applications and platforms such as CLASS MCS 5, APF, FAB300, FACTORYworks, PROMIS, E3

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

Travel:

Yes, 25% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

U.S. Salary Range:

$108,000.00 - $148,500.00

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 members. In 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 committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.