TPS Engineer

Applied Materials

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $133,500–$183,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $158k

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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $131,812–$209,062 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $158k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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About Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment

Applied Materials currently has 337 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,000–$171,000 across 219 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · TPS Engineer

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The TPS Engineer joins the team to manage hardware performance and provide third-level escalation for hardware and software stability issues at specific customer sites. This role involves participating in new product introductions, early learning shipments, and identifying special projects for successful implementation. Key responsibilities include driving failure analysis to identify long-term technical issues, developing designs to correct those issues, and providing alpha and beta site support for installation, operation, calibration, and testing of new hardware, processes, or software designs. The engineer must generate system performance data such as MTBF and MTBI, initiate ECO reviews, and organize on-site training for internal and external engineers. Core competencies include sophisticated analytical thought, problem-solving, and the ability to communicate difficult concepts to negotiate different points of view.

Skills

Failure Analysis MTBF MTBI ECO Calibration Installation Testing

What you'll do

Manage hardware performance and provide third-level escalation for hardware and software stability issues at specific customer sites.
Drive failure analysis to identify long-term technical issues and develop designs to correct them.
Provide Alpha and Beta site support for the installation, operation, calibration, and testing of new hardware and software.
Initiate and review Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to ensure data supports fixes and communicate updates to the field.
Generate and present system performance data, including MTBF, MTBI, availability, and I/W spending analysis.
Create and review technical documentation for system upgrades, support plans, and best practices.
Organize and manage on-site training for internal and external engineers during new product introductions.
Lead functional teams or projects to solve complex problems and identify innovative technical solutions.

What we're looking for

Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in a specialized discipline or field.
Provides third-level escalation for hardware and software stability issues.
Drives failure analysis to identify long-term technical issues and develops designs to correct them.
Provides Alpha and Beta site support for installation, operation, calibration, service, and testing of new hardware, processes, or software.
Initiates and reviews Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to ensure data supports fixes.
Generates and presents system performance data, including MTBF, MTBI, and Availability metrics.
Creates and reviews documentation covering technical improvements, system upgrades, and support plans.
Organizes and manages on-site training for internal and external engineers.

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