Senior Cable Design Engineer

About the role

Applied Materials Israel, part of the Process Diagnostics and Control business unit, is looking for a highly experienced Senior Cable Design Engineer in Rehovot. The engineer acts as the technical authority for cable and harness design across advanced semiconductor equipment platforms, owning critical cable and interconnect decisions from architecture through production and field support.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical authority for cable and harness design, including architecture, interconnect strategy, cable technology and connector selection.
• Design, develop and maintain cable and harness assemblies, electrical interconnects and related documentation.
• Define cable architectures, connector interfaces, shielding, grounding and EMC solutions.
• Create, review and approve cable BOMs, engineering drawings, specifications and release documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cable, interconnect, manufacturing and field issues with limited supervision.
• Lead design-for-cost, standardization and commonality initiatives.
• Support engineering validation, qualification testing and failure analysis, and manage key suppliers.
• Collaborate with module designers, routing engineers, manufacturing engineers, sourcing teams and suppliers, and support pilot builds, production ramp and ECO implementation.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional project teams.

Required profile

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical education.
• 10+ years of experience in cable and harness design, electrical interconnects or electromechanical systems.
• Experience designing static, dynamic, cleanroom and vacuum-compatible cable assemblies.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering environments and leading technical activities.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor capital equipment design and development.
• Knowledge of cable technologies, connectors, EMC, grounding, shielding and motion-control applications.
• Experience with E3Series (E3S) or similar electrical design tools.
• Experience driving standardization, cost reduction and design-for-manufacturing initiatives, and working with global suppliers.