Manager IV, Field Service Engineer (M4) - DRY ETCH
Phoenix, Arizona
Overview
As a Manager IV, Field Service Engineer (M4) - DRY ETCH, you'll serve as Applied’s direct liaison with our customers and quickly solve high-value problems on their behalf. By collaborating closely with our customers onsite to install, maintain, and upgrade Applied Materials equipment, and with our internal teams to improve business processes, you’ll make a significant impact on ensuring peak performance and deliver exceptional service, while becoming an integral part of Applied Materials' dynamic field team.
We empower our Manager IV, Field Service Engineer (M4) - DRY ETCH through comprehensive on-the-job training and the use of advanced digital tools and immersive technology, including Augmented Reality (AR) to support the systems and processes that underpin everyday semiconductor chip production.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Manager IV, Field Service Engineer (M4) - DRY ETCH at Applied Materials? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Problem Solver
- Communicator
- Collaborative
- Industrious
- Results Driven
- Trustworthy
Culture Points
- Our culture has always exhibited our core values – Most Valued Partner, Winning Team, Responsibility & Integrity, and World Class Performance. To live these values – and to succeed as a global business – we hire the best minds in the industry from various backgrounds all over the world.
- We focus on creating an environment where employees do their best work, realize their full potential, feel valued and heard, and are connected and included. Employees participate in over 30 employee engagement groups globally– that are accessible to all – to support employee connection and business impact.
- Applied is a growing company, in a growing industry, which creates innumerable pathways for personal career development. Our commitment to career growth includes: participation in innovative projects, comprehensive training, mentorship and shadowing opportunities, internal mobility, and the ability to travel (and apply) globally to our locations in 24 countries.
- As a leader in the semiconductor industry, we see it as our responsibility to make sure that, as we focus on our business’ growth, we don’t compromise the environment. As a company, we are on-track to reach our global goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030. Currently, 70% of electricity at Applied globally – including 100% in the U.S.-- comes from renewable sources.
If you like working with your hands and troubleshooting complex problems, Applied Materials is definitely a place where you want to work, and Field Service Engineer is the role to start with because the sky is the limit.
— Jimmy D., Field Service Engineer
Benefits
Learn about our benefits.
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Compensation & Benefits
You qualify for a competitive and comprehensive total rewards program starting on Day 1.
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Wellness
Our Employee Assistance Program, meditation and family support resources, travel insurance, and other options enhance your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing.
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Development & Training
Take advantage of free career development and mentoring programs, as well as technical and professional courses.
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Work-Life Balance
We offer generous Flexible and Paid Time Off for employees to support their goals and lives outside of work.
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Community
Join one of our 30+ Employee Resource Group chapters, attend Fun@Work Events, and find a sense of belonging among our global team.
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Giving
Our worldwide “Giving” program encourages employees around the globe to donate money and volunteer their time, and the Applied Materials Foundation matches employee contributions.
Responsibilities
- Job ID
- R2419526
- Date posted
- 05/24/2025
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Category
- Customer Service & Support
Dry ETCH Experience Highly Preferred
Forecasts financial, manpower, and operational requirements for key businesses (start up, warranty, service agreements, paid service). Identifies and pursues service agreement business in conjunction with marketing and sales. Manage Applied KPI performance, including Customer Acceptance Report (CAR) cycle time, clean desk, reporting hours, Utilization%, Over Time%, Parts Confirmation (TES), parts return, etc.
Manages start ups in terms of time and cost requirements. Manages local inventories and RMA procedure. Maintains DSO according to goal. Manages systems start up and warranty, Comprehensive Service Agreement (CSA), and Total Kit Management (TKM) cost under reserve.
Prepare and host weekly meetings with the customer to ensure customer satisfaction with Company service and system performance.
Interviews, hires, and trains customer engineers as necessary to ensure they meet tsmc's expectation and support regional business.
Ensures employee satisfaction through:
Communication of business progress and all related action.
Setting goals and controlling achievements.
Establishing training and career development plans.
Ensures the appropriate safety practices among customer engineers. Develop CE skills. Spots and develops managerial/other specialist talent. Ensures employee satisfaction through:
Escalates system downs according to valid escalation procedure, to ensure earliest possible return to service. Reports in a timely and accurate manner as required.
Achieves guaranteed up time and other parameters as sold to customers.
Understand Etch technique issue. Prepare and host regular internal meetings with various function groups to discuss tool uptime, critical issue and action plan, and update/discuss/align with customer.
Understand and meet Applied's Vision, Mission, Value and tsmc expectations, quick response, and technique oriented discussion.
Promotes quality improvement processes to:
Reduce cycle time
Drive continuous improvement of technical performance
Empower the work force
Functional Knowledge
3 plus years of hands on DRY ETCH Technical experience highly preferred
Demonstrates in-depth understanding of concepts, theories and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families
Business Expertise
Applies understanding of the industry and how own area contributes to the achievement of objectives
Leadership
Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges
Problem Solving
Identifies and resolves technical, operational and organizational problems
Impact
Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives
Guided by policies and resource requirements within business unit, department or sub-function
Interpersonal Skills
Guides, influences and persuades others internally in related areas or externally
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.
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Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's DegreeSkills
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
7 - 10 YearsWork Experience:
Additional Information
Shift:
10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)Travel:
Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:
YesU.S. Salary Range:
$112,000.00 - $154,000.00The 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.