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Photonics Product Design Lead – AR Waveguide Displays

Applied Materials
Santa Clara, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jun 2026
💰 $272,500/yr($198,000/yr$272,500/yr)

About the role

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:

$198,000.00 - $272,500.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

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

We are looking for a Photonics Product Design Lead to support custom waveguide display product definition and specifications and manage the waveguide design roadmap for the Photonics Platforms Business.  This role is pivotal in externally aligning product definition and timeline with customers and internally with design engineers and production teams From within the waveguide design team, you will partner with process engineering, manufacturing equipment engineering, production, program management and business development teams to deliver the world-leading AR display platform that will enable high-performance and excellent aesthetics see-thru displays to enable mainstream smart glasses (100M units per year). 

Customer-Facing Product Design 

  • Lead technical scoping and alignment for Custom AR Display products for customers 

  • Write Product Requirements Documents for different customers and market segments 

  • Act as a technical lead partnered with an international Business Development team to intake new opportunities and translate customer requests into product offerings 

  • Clearly communicate internally customers’ requirements, priorities, areas of flexibility and inflexibility 

  • Clearly communicate externally our technical capabilities, product offerings and roadmap 

  • Internally and externally brainstorm solutions to customer

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