Interesting and challenging work, lots of travel
Interesting and challenging work, lots of travel
Travel ~50% of the time.
The work is interesting and stimulating.
There are plenty of opportunities for growth at the company.
The whole company seems to have a friendly and helpful work culture.
Highly competitive benefits.
- Little training; thrown to the wolves immediately (although, as stated above, coworkers/managers are always helpful).
- Menial yearly salary increase without promotion.
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Applied Materials Interview Experiences
Mechanical Engineer I
Got called in for an in-person interview. Scheduled to have the entire engineering staff of the hiring department interview me, but on the day of the interview, it was only 3 people. One was the manager I would be working for. Another was a peer. A
Mechanical Engineer
Had a three-hour virtual interview with four hiring managers, 45 minutes each. Each hiring manager asked questions on different areas, like stress management, how I make design decisions, working with teams, and why I want to work for Applied, etc. I
Software Engineer II
First was a 15-minute phone screen. It could have been longer for me, but I told my interviewer that I had to rush to a class afterward. I was asked questions about my resume. I received an onsite interview invitation within 5 days. The onsite had 4
Mechanical Engineer I
Santa Clara, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2013Got called in for an in-person interview. Scheduled to have the entire engineering staff of the hiring department interview me, but on the day of the interview, it was only 3 people. One was the manager I would be working for. Another was a peer. A
Mechanical Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2023Had a three-hour virtual interview with four hiring managers, 45 minutes each. Each hiring manager asked questions on different areas, like stress management, how I make design decisions, working with teams, and why I want to work for Applied, etc. I
Software Engineer II
Santa Clara, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2009First was a 15-minute phone screen. It could have been longer for me, but I told my interviewer that I had to rush to a class afterward. I was asked questions about my resume. I received an onsite interview invitation within 5 days. The onsite had 4
