Applied Materials · 4 days ago
Key Account Technologist IV
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$147K/yr - $202K/yrApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. The Key Account Technologist IV is responsible for managing technology applications and performance to drive customer satisfaction, as well as resolving complex field process issues and leading customer demos.
ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Responsible for business success from the technology point of view by management of install Base and new products Application Performance to drive Customer Satisfaction & Identify Business Risks
Responsible for managing the definition and implementation of processes and applications, to meet the customer’s current and future requirements for productivity and leading edge technology, using Applied Materials products
As the customer technology expert for at least one class of processes, guides technology development and transfer
Integrates customer technology requirements into internal product roadmap
Resolves complex field process issues utilizing systematic troubleshooting methodology
Create a mechanism to communicate issues and track progress
Use sound statistical techniques like DOEs (Design of Experiment) to quickly determine root cause and action plans
Communicates learnings from this portion to rest-of-world to strengthen the product packages
Responsible for customer demos, including defining demo conditions, wafer processing and analyzing results
Assists account teams in managing the customer account to enhance customer satisfaction and increase AMAT’s product and technical reputation
Works with business unit in technology development and transfer to customers including customized process development
Plans unit process sequence based on customer requirements
Negotiates process specifications with customers
Takes ownership of delivering the required solution to the customers that meets specification
Takes the lead in positioning new technologies to customers utilizing technical information from divisions
May form strategic partnerships to evaluate new and emerging technologies and oversee joint development activities or beta-site testing programs
Makes management level presentations
Participates in defining product strategy, identifying gaps
Provides feedback on process and hardware improvements to meet customer roadmap requirements
Keeps abreast of new developments that directly impact unit processes
Participates in publishing in ET conferences and journals
Qualification
Required
Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Benefits
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.
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
Founded in 1967
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Applied Materials has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
75%
Represents job field similar to this job
Engineering and Development
Management and Executive
Customer Service and Support
Accounting and Finance
Marketing
Product Management
Sales
Human Resources
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (181)
2025 (435)
2024 (465)
2023 (362)
2022 (429)
2021 (456)
2020 (354)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.2BKey Investors
U.S. Department of CommerceStonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2025-01-16Grant· $100M
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
Leadership Team
Gary Dickerson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Omkaram Nalamasu
CTO and Senior VP of Applied Materials; President of Applied Ventures
Recent News
2026-07-22
2026-07-21
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