Technical Marketing

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:

$140,000.00 - $192,500.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

You’ll 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 possible—while 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. We’re 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. 

Job Profile Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated technical marketing role to drive adoption and engagement of robust data infrastructure and advanced data solutions that enable semiconductor process optimization. This role combines technical expertise, product management, customer interaction, and strategic project management to accelerate technology deployment and deliver measurable impact across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Engagement: Collect user feedback from process engineers, validate market requirements, and collaborate with stakeholders to help define the product roadmap for digital solutions

Drive Software Adoption: Promote and increase usage of data infastructue and  digital solutios among process engineers through technical guidance, product demonstrations, and training programs.

Provide Technical Support: Address software escalations and deliver on-demand assistance to business units (BU), field engineers, and customers.

Enable Process Acceleration: Deliver actionable insights to AMAT process engineers to optimize performance using advanced software tools.

Facilitate Technology Integration: Support new technology adoption by ensuring clear understanding of capabilities, conducting workshops, and implementing BU-recommended actions.

Manage Training & Resources: Oversee software portal content and develop structured training programs to enhance user proficiency.

Lead High-Visibility Reviews: Prepare and present technical analyses during executive and customer meetings.

Act as Liaison: Bridge communication between customers and BU for feature evaluations, feedback, and roadmap alignment.

Coordinate Cross-Functional Projects: Define objectives, provide status updates, and manage release and deployment activities across divisions and customer teams.

Identify Gaps & Opportunities: Collect and analyze metrology capability gaps to inform BU evaluations and future solutions.

Project Leadership: Assist senior management in developing project plans and lead multifunctional teams from conception to implementation, ensuring alignment on objectives and resources.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or higher in engineering, physics, chemistry, or materials required

Functional Knowledge:

3+ years of experience in 300mm semiconductor R&D and/or high-volume manufacturing preferred. 2+ year of experience with master’s degree or above. General knowledge of programming (e.g. Python, Matlab, JMP etc) is a strongly recommended.

Technical Skills: Ability to interpret complex data from multiple sources and translate into actionable plans.

Business Acumen: Understanding of AMAT organizational structure, competitive landscape, and market differentiators.

Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage projects with moderate complexity.

Problem-Solving: Innovative thinker capable of addressing unique challenges with broad business impact.

Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills to convey complex ideas to diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership and customers.

Interpersonal Skills: Collaborative team player who thrives under pressure and manages priorities effectively.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

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. 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.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at Accommodations_Program@amat.com, or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.