Analytics and Process Control Application Engineer III - (E3)

at  Applied Materials

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Applied Materials AGS Automation Products Group (APG) is hiring an application engineer to support product development, customer deployment, and services for Applied SmartFactory® and SmartFactory Rx® automation products and solutions in the areas of manufacturing execution, factory performance, equipment performance, and advanced process control. Additionally, candidate will drive continuous improvement, help improve knowledge base management, and seek opportunities to build organizational efficiencies using technology, AI, machine learning, automation, and optimization.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Two years of experience working in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, solar, or chemical manufacturing
• Experience with factory automation applications with specific experience in process control
• Process control expertise such as time series analysis, model predictive control, multivariate modeling, optimization, R2R, SPC, and FDC
• Experience working with other factory automation and business systems such as Equipment Automation, Recipe Management and MES
• Project management skills with ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
• Expert in application of E3 products or similar for implementing process control
• Working knowledge of databases and use of SQL for data collection & manipulation
• Working knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as R, Python, C#
• Working knowledge of data analysis platforms such as Tableau, JMP, or MATLAB
• Experience explaining technical concepts to Sr. management and managing diverse requirements among multiple stakeholders

OTHER FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE:

• Software expertise – familiarity working with enterprise automation software running on Windows or Unix platforms with Oracle database
• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education and Experience
• BS or MS degree in engineering field
• 2 years of experience in factory operations
  Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

2 - 4 Years

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Additional Information

• Implement Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions featuring SmartFactory Fault Detection, Run-to-Run (R2R), and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Develop new solutions and products with product engineering team to address market demands
• Coordinate customers internal teams to deploy and optimize control solutions to achieve factory KPIs
• Coordinate with systems administration and IT teams on developing and deploying control solutions
• Present technical information to customers including technical contributors and managers
• Create and implement software training and/or demonstrations
• Project management tasks
• Perform software installations
• Knowledge base contribution/management
• Respond to customer requests for proposal (RFP)
• Develop and deliver statements of work (SOW)
• Improve operations through continuous improvement standards such as: 8D, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and 5-Whys