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Pacific International has been exclusively retained by a global leader in the development and production of consumer electronic components, enabling their customers to innovate and expand capabilities.

As they have sustained themselves as a global market leader, they are looking for an Account Director to further expand their reach in the consumer electronics industry. This is a highly visible position with the opportunity to build and deploy strategies for a global organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead customer strategy, serving as the primary point of contact and building strong cross‑functional relationships while overseeing commercial and technical initiatives.
• Identify new technology opportunities, expand engagement across business units, and pursue growth with additional OEMs by aligning solutions to customer roadmaps.
• Coordinate with global engineering, operations, and program teams to drive successful development from concept through mass production.
• Lead pricing negotiations, contract and agreement reviews, and annual planning to drive revenue growth while ensuring profitability and long‑term alignment.
• Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive activity to guide strategy.
• Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline visibility, and account documentation using CRM and internal tools.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or a related field
• 7-10+ years of sales experience in the consumer electronics or electronic component industry.
• Direct experience managing relationships with consumer electronic OEMs is required.
• Experience managing global customers,
• Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder accounts within the consumer electronics industry.

About Pacific International Executive Search:

Pacific International, a globally recognized retained executive search firm, is dedicated to empowering Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and high-growth enterprises in building exceptional C-suite, senior-level, and strategic leadership teams while championing diversity and inclusion. Our adaptability, agility, and forward-thinking ethos distinguish us in the ever-evolving business landscape.

Since 1997, we have been dedicated to building lasting client partnerships based on trust and reliability, and a proven track record of successful C-suite and mid- to senior-level leadership project delivery across many key industries globally.

Diversity Statement:

At Pacific International, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and we proudly champion diversity on behalf of our clients in every Executive Search mandate we undertake. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. In pursuit of these objectives, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.

Company Description

Verdant Robotics' SharpShooter is an advanced precision application system that delivers unparalleled accuracy for weeding, thinning, and other essential crop applications. Designed to seamlessly integrate with existing agricultural practices, this technology ensures precise applications to crops and weeds of varying sizes without sacrificing efficiency. The SharpShooter enhances agricultural processes by reducing labor costs, minimizing chemical usage, and increasing crop yields, making it a trusted choice for leading specialty growers in the U.S., including conventional, organic, and no-till systems. Learn more at Description

We are hiring a hands-on Director of Supply Chain & Production to build and scale our end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing operations. This leader will own production execution—ensuring builds happen on schedule, materials arrive when needed, and customer and investor milestones are met without surprises.

You will drive disciplined production planning, enforce accountability across suppliers and internal teams, and remove blockers before they impact timelines. In a startup environment where resources are tight and priorities shift, you bring structure without slowing momentum. Execution matters here—meeting build schedules, delivering units on time, and scaling cleanly from prototype through volume production.

Our core technology empowers farmers to grow more profitable food. We use computer vision and artificial intelligence to understand every part of every plant at a massive scale -- and with automated robotics, we close the loop and act on that information in real-time. Together with our partners, we are building environmentally-friendly, sustainable, and highly productive farms.

We’re a technology company focused on delivering great customer service, an amazing product, and experience. We’re looking for can-do, roll up the sleeves Director strong on building culture.

Core Responsibilities

• Own the full supply chain lifecycle: sourcing, procurement, supplier development, planning, logistics, and cost control
• Lead production ramp from pilot builds to scalable manufacturing (internal and/or contract manufacturers)
• Own supplier quality and incoming inspection systems
• Define and execute contract manufacturing strategy
• Establish spare parts and field service supply architecture
• Partner with Finance to optimize working capital and inventory efficiency
• Lead make-vs-buy and capital equipment investment decisions
• Establish and manage production schedules aligned to company milestones + report out weekly to teams and Executive team; including Board of Directors.
• Negotiate and manage strategic supplier contracts (electronics, mechanical systems, long-lead components, capital equipment)
• Drive BOM cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives
• Implement production KPIs: throughput, yield, on-time delivery, inventory turns, and cost
• Identify supply risks early (capacity, geopolitical exposure, sole-source dependencies) and implement mitigation strategies
• Partner closely with Engineering on NPI, DFM, supplier qualification, and design-to-cost efforts
• Develop S&OP and demand planning processes appropriate for a scaling startup
• Stand up scalable systems (ERP/MRP, forecasting, reporting infrastructure)
• Recruit, develop, and lead a lean, high-performing supply chain and production team
• Develop operational processes for parts inventory, ordering, and supporting a dealer network.
• A focus on managing budget and forecast.

What Success Looks Like (First 12-18 Months)

• Production ramps cleanly to meet customer and board-level milestones
• Clear visibility into supply risk, cost structure, and capacity constraints; identify alternate solutions.
• Critical supplier contracts secured with favorable commercial and operational terms
• Improved production yield, cycle time, and on-time delivery
• Build processes to support a dealer network.
• A resilient supply base capable of supporting rapid growth
• A strong, accountable team in place that executes without constant oversight

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management, operations, or a related field is required; an advanced degree is a plus.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in supply chain and/or production within EV, autonomy, robotics, automotive, or other complex hardware environments
• Proven experience scaling from NPI/prototype to volume manufacturing
• Demonstrated success negotiating multi-million-dollar supplier agreements
• Strong production execution background with a track record of delivering against aggressive timelines
• Experienced team builder who attracts, develops, and retains high-performing talent
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building systems from scratch
• Technical fluency to engage deeply with engineering and manufacturing teams
• Experience in a startup or VC-backed growth environment preferred
• Bias toward action and ownership; solves problems early and decisively
• Expertise in Production Planning and Manufacturing Operations.
• Proficiency in Supply Chain Management and inventory optimization techniques.
• Experience implementing process improvements, cost-reduction strategies, and maintaining quality standards in manufacturing.
• Experience in the agricultural technology sector or similar industries is preferred.

Salary Range: $185,000 - $225,000 base + Equity

Verdant reserves the ability to adjust the compensation range based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, and geography. In addition to on-target earnings, we offer equity grants, as every employee should have a stake in the company's growth. If you're above this compensation target, we encourage you to reach out and discuss the entire package and opportunity before deciding not to pursue this position.

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Verdant Robotics provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Program Manager High-volume Manufacturing (HVM) in Electronics

Job Description:

Job Title: Program Manager High-volume Manufacturing (HVM) in Electronics

Job Type: Fulltime

Job Location: Cupertino, CA

Work Schedule: Onsite

Salary: 150k to 160k, Based on experience

The Project Manager will manage the relationship with Contract Manufacturers and oversee projects from customer commitment to implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Manage projects from customer commitment to implementation, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Define project scope, timelines, and resource needs, and develop project specifications.
• Provide regular status updates to senior management and team members.
• Maintain project tracking documentation and support the development of BOMs for new items.
• Coordinate with R&D, Operations, and Engineering teams to manage product formulas, production capability, and testing.
• Manage change part communications and coordinate trial schedules with Quality and Production teams.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 +years of project management experience.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Worked with Technology CMs like – Foxconn, Pegatron, Wistron, Compal, Quanta, Tata, Inventa, Flextronics or Flex, Jabil, Luxshare, BYD Electronics
• Worked with large global companies and drove the relationship with the CM. Large global companies include – Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Dell, HP, Meta, ASUS, Acer, Cisco, Huawei etc…
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must be able to travel to China
• Able to speak Mandarin a big plus

About Maxonic:

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Interested in Applying?

Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Jhankar Chanda ( /(4 for more details.

Are you ready to help build a next-generation MEMS manufacturing line that powers cutting-edge genomic sequencing technology?

Do you take pride in precision, efficiency, and setting up processes that deliver reliable, high-quality output?

Do you thrive in an environment with diversity, communication, collaboration, and teamwork as the core values?

As a MEMS Manufacturing Technician, you will be responsible for supporting the setup, execution, and continuous improvement of our MEMS and flowcell production processes. You will play a hands-on role in building the lab infrastructure, installing and qualifying new equipment, and ensuring high product quality in a cleanroom environment.

This is a contract position through an external agency with the potential to transition to a full-time role based on performance and business needs.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Perform daily cleanroom manufacturing processes including wet processing, resist coating, chemical vapor deposition, mechanical assembly, and visual inspections using high-powered microscopes (bright field/dark field).
• Support installation and qualification of new equipment, fixtures, and tools, coordinating with Facilities and Engineering.
• Conduct preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of production equipment.
• Revise and execute standard operating procedures (SOPs), preventive maintenance schedules, and process documentation.
• Set up efficient workstations and workflows to ensure smooth production.
• Collect process data and apply SPC principles to monitor and control yield and performance.
• Train and mentor junior technicians in cleanroom and GMP best practices.
• Document continuous improvement (Kaizen/A3) projects.

ABOUT YOU

• You take ownership of your work and thrive in fast-paced, hands-on environments.
• You have strong problem-solving and analytical skills and communicate clearly across teams.
• You value structure, accuracy, and consistency in your daily work.
• You’re proactive in identifying and solving issues before they become bottlenecks.

WHERE YOU WILL WORK

• Primary location: On-site in Sunnyvale, California
• Local travel: Drive to San Jose, California approximately twice per week for parts delivery (~15% of time)
• Occasional travel: Minimal travel may be required for equipment installation, vendor support, or training.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING US

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in MEMS, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing.
• Proven cleanroom experience with contamination control and GMP compliance.
• Proficiency with high-powered optical microscopes and visual inspection techniques.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and SPC principles.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Microsoft Excel for data tracking.
• Strong collaboration, documentation, and organizational skills.
• (Preferred) Experience writing or updating production and equipment procedures.

WHAT YOUR EDUCATION LOOKS LIKE

• Associate’s degree in Manufacturing Technology, Electronics, or a related technical field—or equivalent work experience.

HOW WE WILL REWARD YOU

The base hourly rate for this contract position is $25.00 to $30.00 per hour, depending on experience.

This is a contract role employed through a staffing agency, with optional employee benefits available.

Successful performance may lead to consideration for a full-time position with benefits.

Complete Genomics provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, disability, veteran or uniformed service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Amber Bio is a biotechnology company pioneering new gene editing modalities using multi-kilobase edits to reach previously undruggable patient populations. Founded by pioneers in the CRISPR field from leading institutions for gene editing research, the company is developing a first-of-its-kind RNA editing platform that can correct thousands of bases at once, thereby correcting genetic mutations safely and reversibly. If you are interested in building a new frontier in genetic medicine, we welcome you to apply.

Job Description: High-Throughput Screening Research Associate II, III (Biodesigner II, III)

Responsibilities:

• Perform massively parallel reporter assays and high-throughput screens across diverse cellular contexts using cellular and molecular readouts.
• Develop and execute molecular biology workflows such as vector design and cloning, DNA/RNA extraction, RT-PCR, qPCR, and next-generation sequencing.
• Support cell culture activities and experiments in multiple cell lines, at small and large scales.
• Design and execute cell-based assays (AAV/lentiviral transduction, transfection, flow cytometry, immunostaining, and other plate reader assays).
• Engineer and characterize cell-based systems using synthetic biology tools and techniques.
• Conduct and troubleshoot experiments, independently and in collaboration with colleagues, to optimize screening throughput, sensitivity, and specificity.
• Proactively troubleshoot technical issues and recommend potential corrective actions based on personal observations and literature searches.
• Prepare summaries of data and present internally to colleagues and management.
• Draft SOPs, follow protocols, diligently document experimental data in lab notebooks, and organize and maintain electronic work records.
• Author scientific reports and data summaries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet project goals, bridging early discovery with high-throughput screens to nominate and optimize candidates for further characterization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of industry wet lab experience.
• Mammalian cell culture experience (culturing, transfecting and transducing cells, and DNA/RNA purification from cells).
• Molecular biology expertise (vector design and cloning, qPCR, primer and probe design, DNA/RNA extraction workflows)
• Critical thinker with excellent communication skills who thrives in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preference will be given to those who display:

• High throughput screening assay development in an industry setting.
• High motivation, with a strong work ethic and dedication to generating impact.
• Attention to detail, with the ability to extract deep insights from data.
• First-principles thinking, and an ability to refine one’s intuition based on additional data.
• Ability to go from ideation to data in an independent fashion.
• Long-term personal vision with defined career goals.
• High EQ with team-oriented thinking.
• Experience with pooled, high-throughput screens using next-generation sequencing-based readouts, and/or preparing screening plasmid libraries from synthesized oligo arrays.
• Experience with CRISPR-Cas systems and/or gene editing and delivery technologies.
• Experience preparing next-generation sequencing libraries (Illumina, PacBio, and/or Nanopore platforms).

If you have a passion for advancing gene editing technologies and desire to be part of a pioneering biotech company, we encourage you to apply and join our ambitious team.

Please apply directly through LinkedIn.

Amber Bio is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment for all employees.

The Manager Imaging Services will provide leadership, technical support, and ensure regulatory compliance within the department for assigned imaging modalities. The Manager ensures staffing coverage, collaborates with radiologists, physicians, staff, other managers on a daily basis to ensure safe patient care and patient access to clinical services. This position is part of the Enterprise Imaging Management Team and will work closely with and take direction from to other department managers to ensure efficient operations of the department. Responsible for the completion of staff orientation, safety and procedural training, this includes staff educational development and student training. The Clinical Manager assists with budget and equipment planning as well as coordinates the maintenance of all Imaging and Support equipment utilized within the Imaging Department. The Manager is responsible for budgeting of the labor and the completion of staff orientation, safety and procedural training such as staff educational development and student training and partners with coordinating the maintenance of all Imaging and Support equipment. The Manager will participate in a management on call rotation providing 24 hour support to the department.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in healthcare, operations, or business related field.

BS in Radiologic Technology or related field preferred.

At least three years of management and/or supervisory experience in diagnostic imaging department at an acute care hospital or hospital system.

Demonstrated knowledge in TJC, CMS, MQSA, ACR and FDA regulatory requirements.

Super user system knowledge for RIS/PACS, and experience with other software that supports the hospital and the Imaging Department.

Experience leading teams and/or projects such as implementing new technology and process improvements.

Leadership, physician and employee relationship skills.

Demonstrated analytical skills including basic principles of finance and statistics.

Basic knowledge of medical insurance, CPT codes, revenue cycle, ICD-9, ABNs, authorizations and referrals.

License/Certifications

Current California Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) certificate

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) (R) or other national Imaging Registry such as ARDMS preferred.

Trident Consulting is seeking an "Megasys Technician" for one of our direct clients. The client is a global leader in business and technology services.

Job Title: Megasys Technician

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Pay: $21/hr. on W2

Duration: 12 Months

Job Overview

• We are seeking Megasys Technicians (Chem Ops) to support EMD Electronics operations at the Samsung facility in Austin, TX. This is a hands-on technical role responsible for supporting chemical and gas distribution systems used in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Technicians will ensure the safe delivery, maintenance, and operation of chemical and gas systems used in the production of semiconductor chips found in electronic devices such as smartphones, LEDs, and flat screen televisions.
• This position offers on-the-job training, allowing technicians to quickly develop technical expertise and potentially transition into a permanent role based on performance and business needs

Key Responsibilities

Chemical & Gas Operations

• Safely operate assigned chemical and gas distribution systems.
• Handle and perform change-outs of gas cylinders, chemical containers, and slurry containers.
• Monitor chemical and gas supply systems to ensure uninterrupted production.

Equipment Maintenance

• Perform troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repairs on chemical and gas equipment.
• Assist in maintaining operational efficiency and system reliability.

System Operations

• Utilize computer systems and operational software to track job functions and system status.
• Support operational reporting and system documentation.

Quality & Compliance

• Follow strict safety and quality protocols in semiconductor manufacturing environments.
• Support quality management systems and operational procedures.

Physical Requirements

Candidates must be able to:

• Walk 5–6 miles per day within the facility.
• Lift materials up to 40 lbs.
• Bend, kneel, and perform overhead reaching.
• Occasionally climb tanker trucks to off-load chemicals using fall protection equipment.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including:
• Safety glasses
• Hard hat
• Gloves
• Chemical aprons
• Ear protection
• Use a Supplied Contained Breathing Air Respirator when working with chemicals (typically 10–15 minutes).
• Be clean-shaven to properly wear respirator equipment.

A Fit for Duty evaluation is required before starting and annually thereafter, including:

• Pulmonary Function Test (respirator clearance)
• Audiogram baseline
• Physical examination

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in equipment maintenance or technician roles
• Background in mechanical, electronic, or industrial environments
• Experience with chemical or gas distribution systems (preferred but not required)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in industries such as:
• Manufacturing
• Oil & Gas
• Chemical processing
• Automotive or mechanical maintenance
• Biotechnology
• Wastewater treatment
• Power plants
• Refinery operations

About Trident Consulting:

Trident Consulting is a U.S.-based IT staffing and consulting firm supporting Fortune 500 and enterprise clients across cloud, data, engineering, and enterprise technology. We’ve been in business since 2005 and focus on long-term, high-quality placements.

Some of our recent awards include

• 2022, 2021, 2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America

• 2022, 2021 SF Business Times 100 fastest-growing private companies in Bay Area

Capital Markets Associate

Location: San Francisco, Palo Alto Silicon Valley & Los Angeles

Practice Group: Capital Markets / Securities

Firm Type: Top-Tier AmLaw / Global Law Firm

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Capital Markets Associate (2–5 PQE) to join our San Francisco office. The associate will work with emerging growth companies, public companies, investment banks, and private equity sponsors on a broad range of equity and debt capital markets transactions.

This role offers the opportunity to work on high-profile transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors, often involving venture-backed companies and major investment banks.

Key Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

• JD from a top law school.
• Admission to the California Bar (or eligibility to waive in).
• 2–6 years of experience in capital markets or securities at a major law firm.
• Experience working on IPO and public securities offerings.
• Strong understanding of U.S. securities laws and regulations.

Preferred Experience

• Experience representing technology or venture-backed companies.
• Familiarity with venture capital and growth-stage financing ecosystems in Silicon Valley.
• Experience advising investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, or JPMorgan Chase.

Key Skills

• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deals simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and commercial judgment.
• Client-facing communication skills.

How to apply: If this role is of interest please feel free to contact me directly at

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.

What We Offer

Salary:

Location:

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.

We are actively recruiting a Technical Marketer for the Photonics Platforms Business (PPB).

PPB creates brilliant solutions at the intersection of light and the human body. We build visual systems that make augmented reality effortless, beautiful, and deeply human. Born within Applied Materials, PPB combines startup-level agility with 50 years of material innovation expertise.

What began as a waveguide foundry quickly evolved into a fully integrated design-to-manufacturing capability. PPB owns the entire stack required to deliver consumer-grade AR experiences at scale, leveraging the world’s broadest portfolio of thin-film, patterning, and metrology technologies. With deep expertise in atomic-level materials engineering and unprecedented vertical integration, PPB is creating a world where photonics unlock new powers and possibilities for everyone.

We are looking for an experienced technical marketing expert to join our team, to help our go-to-market activities by driving analysis of ecosystem, cost, pricing, red team and bill-of-materials analysis.

General Profile: Recognized as an expert within the company. Anticipates internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements. Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. Contributes to the development of functional strategy. Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Recognized as an expert and drives field/technical and customer engagement from a BU perspective.

2. Has expert understanding of global, technical and market trends and executes a systematic process for capturing competitive intelligence.

3. Drives alignment and tracks business focus on TAM, share, margin between BU and Field.

4. Leads project teams to achieve milestones/ objectives and map trends, opportunities and threats to roadmap and strategies.

5. Enhances technical communication and information flow between Field and Product Teams. Communicates customer info on applications, value validation and adoption issues.

6. Coordinate (TRM) Technical Review workshops with BU.

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field
• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function

Business Expertise

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements

Leadership

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution

Problem Solving

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

Impact

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines

Interpersonal Skills

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

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Location: Santa Clara, on-site full-time

Additional Information

Time Type:

Employee Type:

Travel:

Relocation Eligible:

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 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 , 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.

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.

What We Offer

Salary:

Location:

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.

We are actively recruiting a Strategic Partnerships Manager for our Optical Interconnect program in the Photonics Platforms Business (PPB).

PPB is a rapidly growing business within Applied Materials. We are harnessing the power of Applied Material’s world-leading material science and nano-fabrication capabilities to enable the next generation of Optical Interconnects for AI Data Centers.

The purpose of the Strategic Partnerships Manager role is to develop and nurture deep engagements with our most important partners.

Experience in the Photonics industry is essential

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop deep long term partner relationships.
• Negotiate and own joint development agreements and programs.
• Scope and coordinate partner project plans and Statements of Work, in tight collaboration with engineering
• Team with the Engineering, Technical Project Management, Product Marketing, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain groups.
• Ensure execution to your commitments
• Transition Joint Development programs into long term supply arrangement together with the Supply Chain team.
• Shape partner and internal roadmaps.
• Keep up to date on the industry ecosystem, and educate the management team on changes, and what they mean.

Key skills and experience:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a technical discipline. MBA a plus
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent communication skills, including active listening and questioning to really understand what partners bring to us, and what they need from us
• Fluent English language and experience communicating with people from different countries on the phone and in-person
• Experience in the AI Data Center, AI, or Silicon Photonics industries
• Experience developing strategic partnerships
• Business savvy – understands business basics
• Partner empathy
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience influencing action without owning resources
• Experience in managing projects together with the engineering team
• Experience managing and leading multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience negotiating contracts and agreements
• Startup experience a plus

Additional Information

Time Type:

Employee Type:

Travel:

Relocation Eligible:

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 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 , 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.