Please stop outsourcing
Please stop outsourcing
Excellent IT support with fast response.
Large design outsourcing to India; difficult communication due to multiple time zones; lack of local R&D role.
Multiple vendors support R&D, with conflicting design decisions.
Harsh working environment for newcomers, with limited information shared between coworkers.
Management needs more scheduled meetings with actual R&D workers and to get more in touch with actual engineering activities. Low-priced foreign R&D outsourcing damages regular engineering work.
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Applied Materials Interview Experiences
Mechanical Engineer
Got an email from the hiring manager two weeks after submitting my resume. I had a phone interview on the same day with the hiring manager and two other people. At the end of the interview, I was invited to an onsite interview. The next week, I had
Mechanical Engineer II
I was interviewed on campus by both engineers and their supervisors. I described my research experience during my master's program, and I also provided some design work from my master's research portfolio. I did research and coursework in the thermo-
Engineering Co-Op
The interviewer was chill, but provided no feedback. He didn't ask many questions and didn't show interest in my responses. He asked some questions on the resume and followed up with some technical questions.
Mechanical Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 1, 2018Got an email from the hiring manager two weeks after submitting my resume. I had a phone interview on the same day with the hiring manager and two other people. At the end of the interview, I was invited to an onsite interview. The next week, I had
Mechanical Engineer II
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesNovember 19, 2013I was interviewed on campus by both engineers and their supervisors. I described my research experience during my master's program, and I also provided some design work from my master's research portfolio. I did research and coursework in the thermo-
Engineering Co-Op
United StatesOctober 30, 2025The interviewer was chill, but provided no feedback. He didn't ask many questions and didn't show interest in my responses. He asked some questions on the resume and followed up with some technical questions.
