Director, Cobot Service Automation

What You\u0027ll Do\n\nThe Director of Cobot Automation will lead the strategy, development, and deployment of collaborative robotic solutions that modernize Preventive Maintenance (PM), equipment servicing, and technician support across Applied\u2019s product families. This leader will define and execute a multi-year roadmap integrating advanced mechatronics, software, controls, and human-robot collaboration to drive significant gains in uptime, safety, service quality, and overall fab productivity.\n\nLeveraging current and emerging cobot technologies to advance autonomous maintenance, this role will champion precision, repeatability, and reliability improvements while enabling next generation, robotics driven maintenance automation across the organization.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nStrategic Leadership \u0026 Vision\n\n * Develop and own the enterprise roadmap for cobot integration into PM and maintenance workflows, aligned with corporate and fab operational priorities.\n\n * Lead long range planning for cobot platforms, partner ecosystems, and scalable deployment strategies.\n\n * Establish success metrics and KPIs covering reliability, cycle time reduction, equipment availability, system design requirements for cobot servicing, and technician enablement.\n\n * Interface with internal and external customers on technology and roadmap requirements\n\n * Accountable for the incremental business impact delivered by the above roadmap execution.\n\n\n\n\nTechnology \u0026 Program Ownership\n\n * Lead key architectural and systems level trade off discussions working closely with systems engineering leadership, engineering, verification, and production rollout of cobot-enabled PM capabilities.\n\n * Drive roadmap execution through cross disciplinary engineering development teams across robotics, hardware, software, and controls.\n\n * Direct the end-to-end design, engineering, verification, and production rollout of cobot-enabled PM capabilities.\n\n * Lead cross disciplinary engineering teams across robotics, hardware, software, and controls.\n\n * Ensure all solutions meet fab safety, compliance, tool integration, and reliability standards.\n\n * Develop frameworks for cobot serviceability in chamber/platform design, predictive maintenance integration, and digital twin\u2013based simulation.\n\n\n\n\nDeployment, Integration \u0026 Execution Excellence\n\n * Drive full lifecycle execution including factory readiness, including pilot execution, qualification processes, technician readiness, and change management plans.\n\n * Govern program execution across schedule, budget, risks, and mitigation actions, ensuring disciplined delivery across multiple facilities.\n\n * Implement robust governance practices, including milestone reviews, partner alignment, and technical decision forums.\n\n\n\n\nCross-Functional \u0026 External Partnerships\n\n * Partner closely with BU Engineering, FSO, Manufacturing, R\u0026D, Safety, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure seamless adoption and integration of cobot capabilities.\n\n * Establish and scale design tenets for automated service to include robotic\u2011interface capabilities into equipment design to drive next\u2011generation service efficiency, equipment performance, and operational excellence.\n\n * Build and manage strategic relationships with cobot OEMs, integrators, and component suppliers.\n\n * Represent the program in executive, customer, and industry settings to communicate strategy, progress, and business impact.\n\n\n\n\nOrganizational Leadership \u0026 Talent Development\n\n * Build, mentor, and scale a high performing team of product managers, engineers and automation leaders, and maintenance transformation specialists.\n\n * Foster a culture grounded in innovation, safety, continuous improvement, and data driven decision making.\n\n\n\n\nQualifications\n\n * 12\u201315+ years of experience in robotics, automation, semiconductor equipment engineering, or related high-tech fields.\n\n * Demonstrated success leading complex, integrated hardware/software engineering teams.\n\n * Strong technical expertise in mechatronics, controls, machine vision, safety systems, robot integration, and fab operations.\n\n * Excellent communication, executive presence, and organizational leadership skills.\n\n * Experience with fab PM processes, equipment reliability engineering, or high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.\n\n\n\n\nSuccess Measures\n\n * Measurable reduction in PM cycle time and unplanned downtime.\n\n * Improved fab output, equipment availability, and maintenance quality.\n\n * Scalable cobot deployment roadmap delivered on schedule.\n\n * Strong cross functional adoption and technician proficiency.\n\n * Robust supplier and technology ecosystem supporting cobot capabilities.\n\n\n\n\nPosition requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials\u0027 core values.\n\n## Qualifications\n\n### Education:\n\nBachelor\u0027s Degree\n\n### Skills\n\n### Certifications:\n\n### Languages:\n\n### Years of Experience:\n\n15+ Years\n\n### Work Experience:\n\n## Additional Information\n\n### \n\n### Shift:\n\n10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)\n\n### \n\n### Travel:\n\nYes, 10% of the Time\n\n### \n\n### Relocation Eligible:\n\nNo\n\n### Referral Payment Plan:\n\nEmployee Referral (Standard)\n\nU.S. Salary Range:\n\n$210,000.00 - $289,000.00\n\nThe 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. \n\nFor 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.\n\nApplied 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. \n