**Key Responsibilities** + Drive innovative techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and new technologies and apply them to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on significantly complex systems for a range of programs, within safety guidelines. + Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on significantly complex process engineering experiments for a range of products, within safety guidelines + Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation + Train engineers, define and implement new methodologies, define and apply new technologies, and/or troubleshoot and resolve significantly complex process engineering issues/problems for a range of products + Develop, plan and execute process engineering projects for a range of products + Interact with key customers to resolve significantly complex process engineering issues for a range of products to address our customers High Value Problems (HVP) + Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, technical reports for integrated products and generate process engineering specifications for integrated products + Define and validate film measurement techniques. Train engineers on the techniques and guide them in the interpretation of the data **Functional Knowledge** + Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field + Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function **Business Expertise** + Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements **Leadership** + Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution **Problem Solving** + Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions **Impact** + Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines **Interpersonal Skills** + Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view **Preferred experience:** + PhD + Dry etch **Qualifications** **Education:** Bachelor's Degree **Skills:** **Certifications:** **Languages:** **Years of Experience:** 10 - 15 Years **Work Experience:** **Additional Information** **Time Type:** Full time **Employee Type:** Assignee / Regular **Travel:** Yes, 10% of the Time **Relocation Eligible:** Yes **U.S. Salary Range:** $163,000.00 - $224,000.00 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.