Manufacturing Test Engineer II - (E2)

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$78,500.00 - $108,000.00

Location:

Gloucester,MA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits. 

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you are responsible for developing and maintaining methods, operating sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies. You'll work closely with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and new products, and you'll use engineering principles to estimate and reduce manufacturing costs, improve product quality, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements. Your expertise in lean principles, automation, and continuous improvement will be instrumental in driving operational excellence and achieving higher levels of productivity and cost-effectiveness. You'll develop and use test procedures, evaluate test results, and assess work methods, procedures, and policies to identify root cause issues and solutions that ensure operational success.

General Profile

The Manufacturing Test Engineer is responsible for developing, deploying, sustaining, and improving production test solutions used to verify product quality and performance. This role owns manufacturing test procedures, automated test scripting, product-to-test-system interfaces, and test fixture development while partnering with Central Test Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, and Operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing execution.

 

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize manufacturing test procedures and production test scripts used to validate product performance and quality.

 

Translate product requirements into robust manufacturing test solutions by defining test sequences, pass/fail criteria, and production test methodologies.

 

Design, specify, source, validate, and sustain test fixtures, adapters, cabling, and tooling required to interface products with manufacturing test systems.

 

Collaborate with Central Test Engineering to integrate product-specific test requirements into standardized test platforms and ensure successful deployment to production. Maintain overall test platform knowledge to provide feedback, design change requests, and repair requests to Central Test Engineering.

 

Write, debug, and maintain automated test scripts and software routines used in production test environments.

 

Troubleshoot test software, hardware, fixture, and process-related issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies.

 

Analyze manufacturing and test data to identify trends, improve first-pass yield, reduce test escapes, and increase equipment uptime and throughput.

 

Support new product introductions by developing and validating production-ready test processes and fixtures.

 

Partner with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, and Operations to improve product testability and manufacturing performance.

 

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, cycle time, reliability, and operational efficiency.

 

Train and mentor technicians and manufacturing personnel on test procedures, test equipment operation, troubleshooting techniques, and best practices.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 20% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. 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.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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