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Technical Program Management III Senior

Applied Materials

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$111–152K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$111–152K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Applied Materials seeks a Technical Program Management III Senior to coordinate project planning and delivery from planning through implementation. The role aligns internal resources to meet project objectives, monitors project costs, contributes to design teams, and researches obstacles to help resolve them. It also leads projects with manageable risks and resource needs, solves complex problems, and builds consensus across teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Planning, nice to haveProject Coordination, nice to haveProcess Improvement, nice to haveProject Tracking, nice to haveResource Alignment, nice to haveCost Monitoring, nice to haveTechnical Development, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveConsensus Building, nice to have

Full job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Salary:

$110,500.00 - $152,000.00

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 (https://hrportal.ehr.com/applied/) .

Key Responsibilities

  • Will prepare project plan and coordinates the attainment of project deliverables from planning to implementation. Maintains matrix for process improvements

  • Will drive project deliverables and task details by through the use reports, tracking charts and, checklists.

  • Aligns the activities of resources internal to the business unit to achieve on-time and within budget performance objectives for the project.

  • Monitors, and reports to the business unit on project's cost performance.

  • Will participate on intra business unit design teams to complete projects. Will contribute to the team's technical development in the pursuit of the team's project goals.

  • Will research causes to project obstacles and assist in implementing solutions for resolution.

Functional Knowledge

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

Business Expertise

  • Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

  • Acts as a resource for colleagues; leads projects with manageable risks and resource requirements, escalates to leadership for help as needed to accomplish deliverables.

Problem Solving

  • Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Impact

  • Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

  • Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

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. 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.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site (https://www.appliedmaterials.com/us/en/careers.html) accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

How this job compares

Set against the 937 open Technical Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$111–152K/yr
  • California median$176–269K/yr146 salary ranges
  • US median$147–239K/yr842 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is 41% below the California median midpoint ($223K) — in the lowest quarter of Technical Program Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 176 open Technical Program Management jobs in California and 937 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Technical Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (708 postings).
Education
186 of the 937 open Technical Program Management jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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