Key Responsibilities

　　through in-depth understanding of customer technologies and critical gaps, lead product application roadmap for future solutions

　　Technically leads difficult, complex application activities and team

　　Create and Leads the execution teams ß-sites, evaluation and demos at customers site, through high involvement in the SOW and commitment schedule

　　Interfaces with the customer regarding technical requirements analysis and schedule

　　Define/approve Product application support plans for installation

　　Create & Lead new methodologies in order to optimized system performance for specific application

　　Analysis, Develop and Transfer new application capabilities in the system envelope from product division to customer application support team

　　Lead customer Technical review meetings

　　Functional Knowledge

　　Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or fieldBusiness Expertise

　　Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or servicesLeadership

　　May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexityProblem Solving

　　Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutionsImpact

　　Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policiesInterpersonal Skills

　　Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of viewApplied Materials Japan AGS Automation Products Group is hiring an application engineer to support customers as technical expert, product development, customer deployment, services, and support 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 Responsibilities

　　Work with Sale, Engineers and Customers to make smooth project execution.

　　Test new builds, patches, versions prior to releasing in customer’s environment

　　Triage and troubleshoot issues across the CIM (e.g. MES, Equipment Automation, CMMS, process control systems, message bus)

　　Work with product engineering’s QA team on continuous improvement activities

　　Assist project manager by tracking issues, patches, and resolution

　　Coordinate customer’s internal teams to deploy and optimize CIM solutions to achieve factory KPIs

　　Coordinate with systems administration and IT teams on developing and deploying CIM 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, 5-Whys.

　　Key Skills and Experience:

　　Experience working in semiconductor manufacturing as process engineer, software or IT engineer, or manufacturing engineer

　　Experience with factory automation applications with specific knowledge in MES, equipment automation, and application integration

　　Familiar with SEMI standards

　　Experience of CIM solution with fab production at least two years, for example, pre-sales of MES need to have experience of Fab MFG (manufacturing group) that can use fab operation language/word to promote MES, not IT technical language.

　　Experience of project deployment, that can purpose offering scope and manage customer’s expectation and cost/risk.

　　Experience working with other factory automation systems such as recipe management, process control, planning, scheduling, dispatching

　　Project management skills with ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.

　　Working knowledge of databases and use of SQL.

　　Working proficiency using programming and scripting languages such as R, Python, C#, Java, C+Other Functional Knowledge

　　Software expertise – familiarity working with enterprise automation software running on Windows, Unix, Linux platforms with Oracle database

　　Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

　　Other Qualifications

　　Education and Experience: BS or MS degree in engineering or IT/IS related field

　　Experience in factory operations

　　Preferred to have knowledge of Applied Materials applications and platforms such as FACTORYworks, FAB300, PROMIS, E3, APF, CLASS MCS 5

　　Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in English.

　　Flexibility to multi-task and shift priorities to meet commitments

　　Ability to manage special projects when assigned.

　　Ability to systematically analyze and resolve problems.

　　Ability to work independently and within a team.

　　Ability to write and verbalize in technical subjects.

　　Qualifications

　　Education:

　　Bachelor's Degree

　　Skills:

　　Certifications:

　　Languages:

　　Years of Experience:

　　4 - 7 Years

　　Work Experience:

　　Additional Information

　　Time Type:

　　Full time

　　Employee Type:

　　Assignee / Regular

　　Travel:

　　Yes, 50% of the Time

　　Relocation Eligible:

　　Yes

　　Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.