Applied Materials · 5 hours ago
MD, Process Engineer
Santa Clara,CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$224K/yr - $308K/yrApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce advanced chips and displays. The Process Engineer role focuses on accelerating application development through predictive modeling and process enhancements, ensuring the delivery of innovative solutions in wafer-based applications.
ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Deliver future node (N+4) application solutions using both process and hardware development from AIx, feature scale models, and experimental methods
LLM Training Supervision: Oversee the training of LLMs for the development of integrated numerical and feature-scale models tailored to wafer-based applications
Model Grounding: Ensure that LLM models are firmly grounded in internal documentation, historical data, and product hardware logs (such as CFM) to provide accurate and context-aware predictions
Feature-scale model supervision and direction: oversee the creation of feature scale models and direct ensure the model is consistent with the relevant data and mechanisms found from literature and lab work
Data Identification: Identify the required input and data derived from wafer or product-level outputs that are essential for training the LLM to achieve effective predictive capabilities
Parameter Definition: Define relevant wafer-level data (for example, CDs and profile) and product-level parameters (such as IEDF) to be utilized for LLM-based predictive outputs
Data Governance and Compliance: Uphold data governance, security practices, and compliance with industry standards when handling sensitive information
Qualification
Required
Broad and comprehensive understanding of various systems, theories, and practices relevant to the discipline
Highly specialized skills to expand the technology footprint or customer base of Applied, or to enhance operational efficiencies
Comprehensive knowledge of the industry to contribute effectively to the commercial objectives of the business
Ability to lead key cross-functional project teams or initiatives
Strong communication skills to effectively influence the beliefs and opinions of peers
Ability to build and maintain robust business relationships with key stakeholders
Exercise a high degree of autonomy in making decisions that impact business unit or function deliverables
Make decisions that influence the attainment of annual goals and contribute to the achievement of important objectives
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
Founded in 1967
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
Stonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
2022-10-19Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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