Engineering Director – Vacuum & Wet Systems

Applied Materials
Santa Clara, Austin, Bengaluru
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 176,000 - 242,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Mentoring","Problem-solving"]

Lead semiconductor hardware development for advanced process equipment, driving end-to-end design, development, and delivery of vacuum and wet systems. Bring deep expertise in vacuum system architecture and electrochemical plating (ECP) or wet cleaning equipment, and scale high-performance, cross-functional engineering teams. Own system integration from concept to qualification and production release while improving yield, reliability, and cost of ownership across high-volume manufacturing.

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Engineering Director – Vacuum & Wet Systems

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Job Summary

Lead semiconductor hardware development for advanced process equipment, driving end-to-end design, development, and delivery of vacuum and wet systems. Bring deep expertise in vacuum system architecture and electrochemical plating (ECP) or wet cleaning equipment, and scale high-performance, cross-functional engineering teams. Own system integration from concept to qualification and production release while improving yield, reliability, and cost of ownership across high-volume manufacturing.
Location: Santa Clara, Austin, Bengaluru
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive the design, development, and delivery of advanced process equipment for semiconductor hardware.
  • •Own end-to-end equipment design from concept architecture through qualification and production release.
  • •Lead system integration across multi-physics interactions (fluidics, electrochemistry, thermals, vacuum environments).
  • •Scale and mentor cross-functional engineering teams supporting module and full-system design.
  • •Improve yield, defectivity control, reliability, and throughput in high-volume manufacturing environments.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 176,000 - 242,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment/hardware engineering.
  • •Proven experience leading complex system design and development programs in high-volume manufacturing environments.
  • •Track record delivering full tool platforms or critical modules into HVM (High Volume Manufacturing).
  • •Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (mechanical, fluidics, process, electrical, controls).
  • •Deep hands-on expertise in vacuum system design and/or electrochemical plating (ECP) and wet cleaning equipment.
Experience:15+ yearsSemiconductorsHigh-volume manufacturingSemiconductor hardware
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipMentoringProblem-solving
Tech Stack:Vacuum system designElectrochemical plating (ECP)Wet cleaning systemsChamber architectureGas deliveryPumping systemsContamination controlPlating chambersFluid delivery systemsCurrent distribution architecturesWafer-level deposition uniformityElectrolyte chemistry managementFiltrationRecirculation systemsChemical dispenseRinse/dry modulesFluid handling systemsRoot cause analysisReliability engineering

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
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