Manufacturing Cybersecurity Engineer

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$132,000.00 - $181,500.00

Location:

Austin,TX

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. 

Position Overview

Applied Materials, Inc. is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Information Security threat landscape continues to remain increasingly complex and require constant vigilance to secure a large, global enterprise. Applied has an exciting opportunity to join a world-class information security team.

This position plays a key role in managing activities aimed at mitigating security risks within Applied’s manufacturing facilities. The responsibilities include ensuring that all manufacturing locations are both designed and operated in accordance with Applied cybersecurity standards. Furthermore, the role requires close collaboration with stakeholders across the manufacturing team to maintain effective security practices and uphold compliance with established requirements.

The Manufacturing Cybersecurity Engineer (OT/Industrial) is responsible for securing digital assets and industrial computing systems within a semiconductor equipment manufacturing environment. This role focuses on discovering and assessing devices, enforcing secure configuration baselines for Windows/Linux endpoints and servers, implementing network admission controls (NAC), operating malware prevention and application allowlisting, and executing decontamination and validation processes for incoming digital components. The role also supports security incident response for manufacturing networks and connected systems and partners closely with Manufacturing Engineering, IT Security, Network Engineering, Facilities, and Equipment Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage security initiatives and drive outcomes in complex manufacturing or OT environments.

• Maintain accurate inventory of manufacturing digital assets including workstations, engineering laptops, test systems, servers, industrial PCs, and vendor systems.
• Perform vulnerability scanning and assessment for eligible endpoints and servers while coordinating remediation within production constraints.
• Ensure operating systems and servers meet defined security configuration baselines with documented exceptions where required.
• Implement and operate Network Admission Control (NAC) to govern device access to manufacturing networks.
• Own digital component decontamination processes for vendor laptops, removable media, firmware, drivers, and installation tools.
• Deploy and manage antivirus, endpoint detection, and application allowlisting technologies suitable for manufacturing environments.
• Respond to and support investigation of cybersecurity incidents affecting manufacturing systems.
• Define, implement, and maintain manufacturing‑specific cybersecurity Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including fixture and equipment network onboarding, business continuity and disaster recovery (BCP/DR) strategies, and manufacturing cybersecurity training programs, ensuring consistent and repeatable security practices across global sites.
• Develop documentation, runbooks, metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives for manufacturing cybe