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Industrial Engineer IV - (E4)

Applied Materials
Santa Clara, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jul 2025
💰 $183,500/yr($138,000/yr$183,500/yr)

About the role

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the 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 work beyond the cutting-edge, continuously pushing the boundaries of science and engineering to make possible the next generations of technology, join us to Make Possible® a Better Future. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$138,000.00 - $183,500.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

At Applied, we prioritize the well-being of you and your family and encourage you to bring your best self to work. Your happiness, health, and resiliency are at the core of our benefits and wellness programs. Our robust total rewards package makes it easier to take care of your whole self and your whole family. 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

You’ll also 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 about careers at Applied.

What You'll Do:

Be a part of internal consulting team with high visibility to Applied Global Services executive leadership. Lead strategic projects to streamline business processes, improve operations, reduce costs, and improve business performance. Have responsibility for complete project life cycle starting with analysis of the as-is process, identification and quantification of the opportunities, development of improvement streams, securing buy-in from stakeholders, and driving implementation.

High impact role that requires relentless change management motivation rewarded with material impact to business unit performance. Opportunity to impact a $6B business with thousands of field engineers, complex global logistics network, and a wide range of products and services.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Structure and break down complex business problems, develop hypothesis, drive analysis and deliver recommendations in a data-driven manner

  • Lead thoughtful and rigorous analysis across large data sets and synthesize insights and opportunities

  • Develop and present high-quality recommendation and deliverables for executive level consumption and contribute to associated strategy and execution discussions

  • Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information, pressure test your hypothesis, co-create deliverables, accelerate execution and unlock value

  • Optimize operations and business process to improve performance, reduce cycle time, and shrink costs

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

  • 7-10 years relevant work experience, preferably in the Semiconductor industry or consulting

  • Broad understanding and experience including logistics, financial reporting, purchasing, and service business management.

  • Strong analytical skills – able to extract real insight from multiple data sources; expert level knowledge of Excel and Tableau or PowerBI

  • Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills

  • Able to work effectively in a matrix environment and influence others

  • Detail oriented, able to connect the dots and communicate complex ideas effectively

  • Knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 25% 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 equ

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