Photonics Product Design Lead AR Waveguide Displays

About the Role\n\nWe Deliver Material Innovation That Changes The World. Applied Materials solutions enable virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world.\n\nWe are looking for a Photonics Product Design Lead to support custom waveguide display product definition and specifications and manage the waveguide design roadmap for the Photonics Platforms Business. This role is pivotal in externally aligning product definition and timeline with customers and internally with design engineers and production teams. From within the waveguide design team, you will partner with process engineering, manufacturing equipment engineering, production, program management and business development teams to deliver the world-leading AR display platform that will enable high-performance and excellent aesthetics see-thru displays to enable mainstream smart glasses (100M units per year).\n\nCustomer-Facing Product Design\n\n * Lead technical scoping and alignment for Custom AR Display products for customers\n\n\n\n\n * Write Product Requirements Documents for different customers and market segments\n\n\n\n\n * Act as a technical lead partnered with an international Business Development team to intake new opportunities and translate customer requests into product offerings\n\n\n\n\n * Clearly communicate internally customers\u2019 requirements, priorities, areas of flexibility and inflexibility\n\n\n\n\n * Clearly communicate externally our technical capabilities, product offerings and roadmap\n\n\n\n\n * Internally and externally brainstorm solutions to customers\u2019 technical problems\n\n\n\n\n * Collaborate with design engineers, prototyping and production teams to decide product design scope and deliver winning prototypes to customers\n\n\n\n\nWaveguide Design Roadmap\n\n * Maintain custom waveguide display design feature set and roadmap\n\n\n\n\n * Communicate status and technology milestones for critical areas of the roadmap\n\n\n\n\n * Partner with waveguide design, metrology, process engineering, manufacturing equipment engineering, production, program management and business development teams\n\n\n\n\nCross-functional Leadership\n\n * Partner with engineering, design, and marketing teams to translate technical capabilities into compelling product features\n\n\n\n\n * Communicate system and end-user benefits internally and externally\n\n\n\n\n * Communicate product vision and priorities to executive leadership and stakeholders.\n\n\n\n\nQualifications\n\n * Education: MS/PhD in Photonics or Optical Sciences\n\n\n\n\n * Experience:\n\n\n\n\n * 10+ years in nano-photonics design in industry, including 5+ years in diffractive waveguide and AR/MR see-thru display design\n\n\n\n\n * Proven track record of designing, building and debugging AR/MR displays\n\n\n\n\n * Skills:\n\n\n\n\n * Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills\n\n\n\n\n * Strong understanding of waveguide optics and AR display architectures\n\n\n\n\n * Strong understanding of Display Performance specifications and practical correlation to user experience\n\n\n\n\n * Practical hands-on experience with image quality assessment and see-thru artifacts unique to diffractive waveguides\n\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n * Proven track record of leading design and yield improvements from prototype through XVT to production\n\n\n\n\n * Strong understanding of Cosmetics, Aesthetics and Mechanical specifications of AR displays\n\n\n\n\n * Experience with AI Glasses or Mixed-Reality Glasses system architecture, hardware requirements and user experience\n\n\n\n\n * Familiarity with global supply chain for optical components and consumer electronics\n\n\n\n\n * Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and drive clarity across teams\n\n\n\n\n## Qualifications\n\n### Education:\n\nBachelor\u0027s Degree, Master\u0027s Degree\n\n### Skills\n\n### Certifications:\n\n### Languages:\n\n### Years of Experience:\n\n10 - 15 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\nYes\n\n### Referral Payment Plan:\n\nNone\n\nU.S. Salary Range:\n\n$198,000.00 - $272,500.00\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