
SERT Supplier Engineer
Austin, TXFull-time$96–132K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Applied Materials seeks a SERT Supplier Engineer to serve as the primary liaison between Manufacturing Operations and Supplier Engineering Quality, protecting factory operations from supplier-caused disruptions. The role leads supplier excursion response, quality problem resolution, and systemic corrective actions, while supporting supplier improvement, training, audits, and the company’s worldwide Quality Management System.
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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:
$96,000.00 - $132,000.00
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 (https://hrportal.ehr.com/applied/) .
Key Responsibilities
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Primary focal for Supplier Engineering Excursion Response Team (SERT). SERT is the liaison between Mfg Ops and Supplier Engineering Quality Org with the mantra to protect the factory from supplier caused line down.
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Leads excursion response, evaluates supplier performance and capabilities, and drives continuous improvement opportunities at the supplier site.
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Leads quality problem resolutions and incident management, drive root cause and correction action.Identifies and drives broad-based systemic supplier resolutions at the process level.
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Utilize enterprise-wide software to adjudicate and document quality issues, specifically, Containment, Root Cause, Corrective Action, and Corrective Action Verification through 8D methodology.
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Help train suppliers, engage in process audits, promote sound testing methodologies using corporate compliances and industry standards for guidance.
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Support in developing, documenting, and executing the worldwide Applied's Quality Management System and industry-standard documentation as reference material.
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in supplier management, manufacturing engineering and quality engineering in semiconductor industry.
Business Expertise
- Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
Leadership
- May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity.
Problem Solving
- Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
Impact
- Impacts the achievement of factory system deliveries, customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view and resolve complex problems.
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 602 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$96–132K/yr
- US median$99–155K/yr376 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $114K, is 9% below the US median midpoint ($125K) — in the middle half of Supplier Quality Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 26 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs in Texas and 602 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Allen Control Systems2 open
- Applied Materials (this employer)2 open
- Schlumberger2 open
- Experience
- Supplier Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (510 postings).
- Education
- 326 of the 602 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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