Product Safety Engineer III (E3)

Key Responsibilities

• Product Safety Engineer (E3)

POSITION SUMMARY

Product Safety Engineer supports the design, evaluation, and compliance of Applied Materials products to ensure compliance with company, customer, and regulatory safety requirements. Working within multifunctional teams and under the guidance of management and subject matter experts, this mid-level engineer evaluates the introduction of new technologies and their potential interaction with other systems using structured risk assessment methods such as FMEA and FTA, and helps drive corrective actions that minimize risk to employees, customers/facility, and the environment.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads cross-functional evaluations of new technologies and their potential interaction with other systems using structured risk assessment methods (FMEA, FTA, HazOp, SEMI S10).
• Develop and implement programs that minimize risk to employees, customers/facility, and the environment relating to Applied products.
• Initiates product and system safety analysis on components, subsystems, and complete systems.
• Leads compliance evaluation of products against company, industrial guidelines, standards and governmental requirements.
• Supports design reviews from a product safety perspective, providing early input to design teams.
• Reviews engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications to identify potential safety hazards and non-conformances.

ANALYSIS, INVESTIGATION & REPORTING

• Proficient in FMEA, FTA, HazOp, SEMI S10, 8D, and other investigation and assessment methodologies.
• Participate in investigating incidents, concerns and various product safety events; collects and analyzes pertinent data and helps document corrective and preventive actions.
• Tracks corrective actions arising from third-party product safety tool assessments to closure with the responsible internal organizations.
• Maintains accurate documentation and records to support audits, certifications, and customer safety reviews.

COLLABORATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Works within multifunctional teams (design, systems, manufacturing, field service, Regional EHS and quality) to resolve safety findings during product development.
• Supports internal and external customer inquiries on code, industry guidelines or standards compliance issues, escalating complex or precedent-setting matters to management.
• Assists in preparing materials and technical inputs for company procedures and industry standards forums.
• Subject matter expert of applicable semiconductor equipment safety standards (e.g., SEMI S2/S8/S10, NFPA 79, EU Machinery Regulation/CE Marking, IEC 61010-1/60204-1, etc.).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Safety, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5 - 7 years of experience in product safety, compliance, or equipment engineering preferred.
• Expertise in understanding of engineering risk assessment methods and the ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to document findings clearly for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and comfort working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to customer and manufacturing sites as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in FMEA, FTA, hazard analysis, reliability engineering, or machine safeguarding.
• Exposure to semiconductor capital equipment, industrial automation, or high-hazard process environments.
• Familiarity with SEMI, NFPA, ISO, IEC, or CE regulatory frameworks.
• Experience presenting technical findings to review boards or cross-functional stakeholders.

## Qualifications

### Education:

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

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### Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

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## Additional Information

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### Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

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### Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

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### Relocation Eligible:

Yes

### Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Standard)

Salary Range:

$110,500.00 - $152,000.00

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 committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.