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Manager III, Customer Engineer (M3)

Applied Materials Open
Dallas-Richardson Full-time Manager Solutions & Sales Engineering

At a glance

Manager-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Applied Materials. Dallas-Richardson · full-time · $88,000–$121,000 base.

SalaryStated by Applied Materials
$88,000 – $121,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleSolutions & Sales Engineering
SeniorityManager
LocationDallas-Richardson
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$88,000–$121,000
PostedOct 30, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Build relationships with district customers at every level and make regular visits to their sites
  • Lead the district’s customer engineers, handling coaching, objectives, reviews, career planning and corrective action
  • Coordinate with product divisions on technical support, training, spare parts and reliability needs
  • Work with district sales on account plans and system-sale support, including installation planning and process coverage
  • Own district forecasts, cost control, escalations, RMA handling and customer-engineer time tracking

What you bring

  • You can lead employees within established policies and management direction
  • You can assess technical project details and present information to gain cooperation from others
  • You follow the company’s business conduct standards and maintain ethical conduct

Who this fits

This manager role suits someone who can direct customer engineers while working closely with district sales and product teams. It is based in Dallas-Richardson, includes travel for about one-tenth of the time, and relocation is available.

From the employer

Who We Are


Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.


What We Offer


Salary:

$88,000.00 - $121,000.00

Location:

Dallas-Richardson,TX

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.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Develops and maintains customer relationship with all relevant individuals in his/her district at all times, at all levels. Performs regular customer visits.
  2. Manages, coaches and directs all customer engineers in his/her district. Responsible for salary planning, career planning, corrective actions where necessary, establishes objectives and performance appraisals. Gives formal updates to all employees. Business, new hires, new products. Can invite any guest speaker.
  3. Initiates reports necessary for the business. Be the prime interface with the Product Divisions: tech support, training, spares, reliability.
  4. Monitors the CSD Award Program with quarterly results (election, announcements). Monitors the “mentor” program so that all new engineers have a defined mentor.
  5. Executes escalation procedure.
  6. Responsible for account planning with District Sales Engineer. Provides support plan for system sales to CSD Management, Sales, Field Engineering. Responsible for financial forecast for his/her district. Responsible for cost efficiency with the district. Measured by the financial result.
  7. Responsible for system installation; planning, reporting and execution, pre-facility meeting, start-up meeting, process support identification.
  8. Manages RMA procedure. Measurement of the engineers on their effectiveness. Manages accuracy, understanding and update of Customer Engineer hours tracking. Personal cross check and signature, measures customer engineers, takes corrective action with customer engineers.

Functional Knowledge

  • Works on issues where analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors

Business Expertise

  • Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and the process by which to meet goals. Recommends changes to unit or sub-unit policies. Management reviews work to measure meeting of objectives

Leadership

  • Provides direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance. Administers company policies that directly affect subordinate employees

Problem Solving

  • Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.

Impact

  • Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will cause delays in schedules.

Interpersonal Skills

  • Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects or schedules.

Position 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' core values.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

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 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.

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