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About the Role

The Ramp & SARR Program Manager orchestrates semiconductor equipment ramp readiness and installation execution at customer sites, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations. This role provides data-driven visibility into readiness, risk, and performance, partnering with various teams to drive predictable ramp execution and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive readiness reviews covering site readiness, tool configuration, schedule alignment, documentation, training, logistics, spares, and resource readiness.
• Ensure pre-ramp requirements are reviewed against the applicable Ramp Readiness checklist / Ramp 4.x operating model.
• Confirm ramp scope, tool list, milestones, customer-facing requirements, review cadence, and readiness gaps before execution begins.
• Partner with Site Managers and regional focal points to review the ramp preparation schedule and adjust for site-specific customer requirements.
• Own SARR program rhythm across assigned ramps, including weekly account-level reviews, monthly regional reviews, and KPI-focused leadership reviews.
• Use the RR Smartsheet / ramp readiness dashboard environment as the single source of truth for preparation, resourcing, documentation/training, and execution KPIs.
• Drive disciplined issue tracking with clear owners, due dates, escalation paths, and closure expectations.
• Capture lessons learned and feed improvements back into the SARR operating model, playbook, and training journey.
• Serve as the objective Ramp Controller for status integrity, providing truthful, data-based ramp status and ensuring risks are visible.
• Monitor milestones across pre-install, tool delivery, move-in, T0/T1/T2/T3, suspensions, startup, and CAR closure.
• Identify schedule, resource, facility, documentation, quality, spares, and customer readiness risks early; recommend actions and escalation needs.
• Partner with Site Managers and Service Managers to ensure mitigation plans include actions, owners, and timelines.
• Align Sales, BU, FSO, iTeam, PSE/SSE/CE teams, customers, and support organizations around the ramp plan and execution priorities.
• Maintain stakeholder communication across customer-facing and internal reviews, ensuring clear status, issue resolution, and decision transparency.
• Coordinate handshake / handoff discipline between FSO and iTeam to prevent late surprises and ensure execution readiness.
• Review KPIs tied to safety, quality, installation cycle time, cost, customer readiness, resource readiness, and spares readiness.
• Prepare weekly and monthly status updates, dashboard reviews, and executive summaries using the standard review template.
• Analyze performance trends and root causes to identify improvement opportunities across individual ramps and the broader SARR process.
• Support continuous improvement forums, ramp manager roundtables, and BKM sharing across AMNA ramp sites.
• Review manpower requirements against latest installation plans, schedules, and approved ramp assumptions.
• Coordinate resource planning with iTeam and regional leadership, including loan labor requests and support coverage as needed.
• Monitor critical spares readiness and inventory indicators such as LWS, STP, and 24-hour hit rate to avoid install delays.
• Validate equipment delivery, storage, handling, tooling readiness, and customer site logistics needed to support successful execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in semiconductor equipment installation, field service operations, project/program management, ramp execution, or similar large-scale operational environment.
• Strong understanding of equipment installation lifecycle, customer site readiness, pre-install planning, resource planning, and execution governance.
• Ability to interpret dashboards, KPIs, readiness data, milestone data, and issue trends to drive actionable decisions.
• Strong executive communication, customer interaction, stakeholder alignment, and escalation management skills.
• Proficiency with project management and dashboard tools; experience with Smartsheet, KPI dashboards, or similar execution management platforms preferred.
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing or semiconductor customer ramp environments.
• Prior leadership across cross-functional teams including FSO, iTeam, Sales, BU, PSE/SSE/CE, Supply Chain, and customer operations.
• Experience with Ramp Readiness frameworks, Smartsheet-based execution governance, or SARR operating models.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or similar program/project management certification preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build repeatable operating models, improve execution discipline, and drive continuous improvement across multiple sites.

Skills

• Materials engineering
• Semiconductor equipment installation
• Field service operations
• Project/program management
• Ramp execution
• Operational environment management
• Equipment installation lifecycle
• Customer site readiness
• Pre-install planning
• Resource planning
• Execution governance
• Dashboard interpretation
• KPI analysis
• Readiness data analysis
• Milestone data analysis
• Issue trend analysis
• Executive communication
• Customer interaction
• Stakeholder alignment
• Escalation management
• Project management tools
• Dashboard tools
• Smartsheet
• KPI dashboards
• Execution management platforms
• High-volume manufacturing
• Semiconductor customer ramp environments
• Cross-functional team leadership
• Ramp Readiness frameworks
• Smartsheet-based execution governance
• SARR operating models
• PMP
• Lean Six Sigma
• Agile
• Repeatable operating models
• Execution discipline improvement
• Continuous improvement

Location

• Albany, NY
• Austin, TX
• Boise, ID
• Chandler, AZ
• Dallas-Richardson, TX
• Hillsboro, OR
• Malta, NY
• Phoenix, AZ

Work Type

• Full time
• Assignee / Regular
• Travel: Yes, 20% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes

Experience Level

• Minimum 5 years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or related discipline.

Salary/Compensations

• $108,000.00 - $148,500.00

Benefits

• Supportive work culture
• Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
• Programs and support for personal and professional growth
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Eligibility for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

About the Company

• 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.
• Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT.
• We are a leading global company.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• 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 Accommodations_Program@amat.com, 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.