Validation Engineer Lead

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips - the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world - like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Location:
Rehovot,ISR

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We are looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Validation Lead to join our unique FIFA team, building next-generation applications to control and manage our products.

What's in it for you?

As a Validation Lead, you will play a key technical leadership role, driving end-to-end quality strategy and execution for complex systems. You will influence product quality at scale, lead cross-domain validation efforts, and shape how quality is built into the development lifecycle.

Our Group

The FIFA group develops a software to automate semiconductors chip manufacturing processes. The team works with Java, leveraging modern technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and more.

What you'll be doing

• Lead end-to-end validation strategy and execution across domains

• Define and drive customer-focused, risk-based testing approaches

• Own holistic test plans (STP), coverage, and validation scope

• Participate in design and planning phases to identify gaps and risks

• Review and approve STP/STR and validation methodologies

• Act as technical POC for QA and validation topics

• Drive quality methodologies, standards, and process improvements

• Collaborate cross-domain to align testing strategies and execution

• Lead complex investigations and resolution of field escalations

• Define and align manual and automation testing strategies

• Track quality metrics and drive continuous improvements

• Mentor QA engineers and lead quality knowledge sharing

• B.Sc / M.Sc in Engineering (Software, Electrical, or related field)

• Proven experience in system-level validation and E2E testing

• Strong understanding of complex software systems and architectures

• Experience driving test strategies, methodologies, and quality processes

• Hands-on experience with risk-based and customer-oriented testing

• Solid understanding of SDLC, QA methodologies, and Agile development

• Ability to analyze data and provide actionable quality insights

• Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, Xray)

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to lead cross-team initiatives and influence without authority

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving quality culture

• Knowledge of SEMI standards and semiconductor manufacturing processes.

• Experience in multi-disciplinary environments combining hardware and software.

• Familiarity with JIRA, Xray, and coverage techniques in Agile development.