Great place to start out as a young engineer
Great place to start out as a young engineer
- Opportunity to work on some seriously high-tech systems.
- People are generally competent, professional, and take their jobs seriously.
- Opportunity for rapid advancement if in the right group/area.
- Good pay and benefits.
- Standard large/mature company stuff (bureaucracy, politics, etc.)
- Industry is cyclical, leading to uneven financial situations and even periodic unpaid shutdowns
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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
The interview process was quick. Additionally, it seemed simpler than others, but the questions felt like they did a better job filtering to the core of someone's strengths and weaknesses.
Mechanical Engineer
I just took the first round on-campus interview so far. The interviewer was disappointingly unenthusiastic about the entire affair. They were not helpful at answering any questions or providing any motivation for further conversation. They gave off t
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
United StatesOctober 16, 2025The interview process was quick. Additionally, it seemed simpler than others, but the questions felt like they did a better job filtering to the core of someone's strengths and weaknesses.
Mechanical Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2011I just took the first round on-campus interview so far. The interviewer was disappointingly unenthusiastic about the entire affair. They were not helpful at answering any questions or providing any motivation for further conversation. They gave off t
