Software Engineer

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. 

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About Applied

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible technology shaping the future.

Our Team

A software product development group responsible for ensuring innovative, quality of the mission critical software that we release out to the top semiconductors fab of the world. Intellectual rigor, leveraging latest technology and penchant for satisfying our global customer expectation are our values.

Applied Materials is seeking a qualified technically-adept UX Designer for development efforts, experienced in designing for manufacturing-related software products. At Applied Materials UX Designers participate in both sides of user experience design – shaping the user experience objectives through research and documentation, as well as visual interaction design through screen layout and graphic design.

Responsibilities:

• Creates user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and design mock-ups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviours
• Helps refine the interaction architecture, user interface, GUI features, and end-to-end end user experience for new feature functionality
• Participates in product UX Design reviews and provides critique and feedback
• Assesses and optimizes the effectiveness of new and existing product features by actively participating in usability testing and user research and interpreting analytical data
• Collaborate with Software Engineers and Product Marketing Managers to translate product requirements into use cases and pixel-perfect screen designs in a collaborative environment
• Participates in daily Agile scrums to iterate in design sprints to meet time, budget and quality goals set by UX Design managers
• Reports to their Product Owner and PM for scheduling, Agile management resource allocation and project planning of UX resources
• Reports to the UX Design Manager for visual and usability quality, excellence in user experience solutions, and adherence to UI design standards
• Collaborates with and takes software functionality guidance from Subject Matter Experts and UI Dev Leads in translating requirements into use cases for GUI and user experience solutions
• Interfaces with software development version control systems and graphic library archiving in a responsible manner - to maintain centralized source code and design assets  

Requirements:

• Possess the ability to work effectively in a team setting including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications
• Have passion for collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model, to regularly deliver design solutions for approval

Functional Requirements:

• 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

Problem Solving:

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

Impacts:

• 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
• Is fluent in English to communicate both in person and with remote international teams

Qualification:

• 3 to 9 years of experience

Bachelor's degree in engineering, subject to the condition that aspirants have a strong fundamental in Software Engineering and have proven ability to comprehend and synthesize solutions using programing constructs/ techniques, as deem it appropriate for the situation

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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.