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We are looking for world-class technical talent to join our Applied Materials Technical Infrastructure team.  This is an onsite position at our R&D site in Sunnyvale, CA.

Scope and Objectives:

The R&D Lab supports Applied Materials most advanced semiconductor machines including supporting equipment and facilities infrastructure.

The position is a Facilities Controls Engineer supporting tool installs, new factory upgrades, and site infrastructure.  This includes pulling together new machine technical facility requirements, SOWs, cost analysis, quality parameters, projected durations, safety requirements, and resourcing requirements.

Title – Facilities Controls Engineer

Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices. Solves problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Ability to work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. May lead functional teams or projects.

Job Description:

• Facilities & Real Estate position to provide leadership in managing outsourced Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) supplier performing operations, maintenance, repairs, and planning of facilities systems.

• Responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operation of the facilities support systems to ensure maximum safety and building uptime

• Manage 3rd party IFM provider to ensure proper maintenance of mechanical, electrical, exhaust, waste water treatment, chilled water, process piping, and controls systems

• Review operation, maintenance, trouble shooting, project commissioning & acceptance related documents for facilities systems; recommend and implement improvements

• Respond to business interruptions or internal customer escalations

• Evaluate facilities system capacities and capabilities

• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project managers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers and proposal engineers to ensure proper implementation and integration of our control system solutions.

Functional Knowledge:

• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function (i.e. mechanical, electrical, controls, etc.)

• Identify and conceptually scope safety, compliance, capacity, redundancy, and cost savings projects

• Obtain funding and manage facilities projects per scope, schedule & budget

• Experience with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, AutoCAD, SCADA (e.g. GE Cimplicity, Ignition), PLC programming  AB/Rockwell, Simens S7 and CMMS (e.g.IBM Maximo)

Business Expertise:

• 5+ years working experience as a facilities manager in semiconductor or similar industry

• Experience with contract management and negotiation

• Analyze budgets, assist in fiscal budget planning, and manage services to budgets

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues

• Recommends product, process or service improvements

• Comprehensive knowledge in Semiconductor/cleanroom automated facility controls

Leadership:

• Leads projects and teams with notable risk and complexity to achieve milestones and objectives

• Excellent at multi-tasking, able to respond promptly to issues, and effectively and quickly restore facilities systems

• Develops strategy for project execution

Problem Solving:

• Perform problem solving, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis

• Solves complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Impact:

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for IFM management

• Contributes to the development of functional strategy

Interpersonal Skills:

• Coordinate with multiple groups (planning, construction, safety, maintenance service provider, building owners, management, etc.) to minimize facility or system downtime and business interruptions

• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications:

• BS in Industrial Engineering/Electrical Engineering

• Industrial, Manufacturing and Research and Development experience preferred in facilities engineering.

• 3-7 years of controls electrical engineering design experience for industrial building projects

• Licensed engineer in California a plus

• Prefered electrical engineering design experience for industrial facilities, labs and clean rooms involving substations, generators, load analysis for equipment and tool installation, lighting, communications and electrical distribution for campus wide facilities

• Strong communications skills required to coordinate work between in-house design team members

• Strong presentation and teaming skills to coordinate with client management and end-user representatives

• Proven track record of successful completion of projects involving control systems commissioning, software integration, calibration, or troubleshooting.

• Analyze plant processes, design, and implement improvements.

• Troubleshooting issues with hardware and processes.

• Plan preventative maintenance.

• Work with others to detect problems and implement solutions.

• Technical proficiency in most software applications.

• Strong cause-effect analytical abilities to solve problems.

• Work experience with PLCs.

• Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, BACnet, Ethernet/IP).

• Knowledge of HMI design and programming.

• Familiarity with SCADA systems (e.g. Cimplicity, Ignition).

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Skills:

Modbus, PLC Programming, SCADA Control Systems, SCADA System Design

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

U.S. Salary Range:

$120,000.00 - $165,000.00

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 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.