
Senior Algorithms Tech Lead
Applied Materials1 day ago
Reẖovot, IsraelStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own a major PROVision measurement or image-processing flow from research and design through development, validation, and customer proliferation.
- Provide technical leadership by setting direction, maintaining work plans, reviewing code and results, and guiding algorithm developers.
- Lead hands-on feasibility and concept work while evaluating precision, accuracy, runtime, memory, and operating constraints.
- Define flow metrics and create evaluation datasets and test harnesses for precision, robustness, and tool-to-tool matching.
- Drive Python-to-C++ parity, testing, recipe-flow integration, documentation, and best practices for field deployment.
- Collaborate with applications, product, field, and customer fab engineers to analyze gaps, collect data, and support customer integration.
- Evaluate new technologies and published research and convert relevant ideas into proposals for production algorithm flows.
Requirements
- M.Sc. or higher in exact sciences; Ph.D. is advantageous.
- At least 4 years of hands-on algorithm development in computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning.
- Extensive coding experience in Python and a proven record of taking algorithms from research to production.
- Professional or technical leadership experience, such as guiding engineers, setting technical direction, or owning a major module or project.
- Strong algorithmic and technical background, independent problem-solving ability, and experience with complex open-ended problems.
- Strong communication skills and experience working with internal and external customers.
- Experience with C++, semiconductor, metrology or inspection, runtime-constrained or CPU-only environments, or multidisciplinary products is advantageous.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employment in Rehovot, Israel.
- Supportive, collaborative work culture with professional development and employee health and wellbeing programs.
- Approximately 20% travel required.
- Relocation is not eligible.
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About Applied Materials
Applied Materials builds semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment and related materials engineering technologies used by chip and flat-panel makers. It sells capital tools, process technology, and lifecycle services and software to support high-volume wafer fabrication and display production worldwide. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker AMAT.