Applied Materials

4 weeks ago

NPI - Product Technical Expert Manager (m/f/d) - for semiconductor industry

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Job Summary

Lead the Product Technical Excellence (PTE) function as the technical authority across New Product Introduction (NPI) and the product lifecycle. Drive design robustness, manufacturability, and performance by embedding DFx principles and aligning early across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain. Lead a team of 10+ product technical experts, assess feasibility and readiness, and run technical problem-solving and root cause analysis from NPI through series production.

Location: Germany

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Marketing & Growth

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the Product Technical Excellence (PTE) function and serve as technical authority across NPI and product lifecycle.
•Discipline lead for a team of 10+ product technical experts, driving PTE vision, mission, and strategy.
•Own robust product design, performance, and manufacturability; embed DFx principles (DFM, DFA, DFT, etc.) to improve cost, quality, and scalability.
•Collaborate across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to enable smooth product industrialization and assess risks/readiness across the NPI lifecycle.
•Lead technical problem-solving and root cause analysis during NPI and series production while ensuring accurate technical documentation and standards compliance.

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 76,000 - 104,500 annually

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Industrial, or related).
•Strong academic grounding in product design, manufacturing processes, systems engineering, and reliability engineering.
•7-10 years of progressive experience in product development, R&D, or engineering in high-technology or industrial environments.
•Significant hands-on experience leading or contributing to end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept through industrialization and volume production.
•Proven technical authority track record for product design, manufacturability, and performance.

Experience:7-10 years

Education:

Skills:Cross-functional collaborationCoachingTechnical problem-solvingRoot cause analysisContinuous improvement

Tech Stack:AutoCADAgile

Company Brief

Applied Materials

Provides semiconductor manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to build advanced chips and display technologies. Its tools support materials engineering, deposition, etching, inspection, and process control for major electronics manufacturers worldwide.

Industry: Industrial Machinery

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1967

Glassdoor: 3.9

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Applied Materials

4 weeks ago

NPI - Product Technical Expert Manager (m/f/d) - for semiconductor industry

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 5 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Germany

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Marketing & Growth

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the Product Technical Excellence (PTE) function and serve as technical authority across NPI and product lifecycle.
•Discipline lead for a team of 10+ product technical experts, driving PTE vision, mission, and strategy.
•Own robust product design, performance, and manufacturability; embed DFx principles (DFM, DFA, DFT, etc.) to improve cost, quality, and scalability.
•Collaborate across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to enable smooth product industrialization and assess risks/readiness across the NPI lifecycle.
•Lead technical problem-solving and root cause analysis during NPI and series production while ensuring accurate technical documentation and standards compliance.

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 76,000 - 104,500 annually

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Industrial, or related).
•Strong academic grounding in product design, manufacturing processes, systems engineering, and reliability engineering.
•7-10 years of progressive experience in product development, R&D, or engineering in high-technology or industrial environments.
•Significant hands-on experience leading or contributing to end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept through industrialization and volume production.
•Proven technical authority track record for product design, manufacturability, and performance.

Experience:7-10 years

Education:

Skills:Cross-functional collaborationCoachingTechnical problem-solvingRoot cause analysisContinuous improvement

Tech Stack:AutoCADAgile

Company Brief

Applied Materials

Industry: Industrial Machinery

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1967

Glassdoor: 3.9

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor