Mechanical Engineer III - (E3)

Company: Applied Materials
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: June 24, 2025

Job Description:

At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future. We are the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. As a part of the hardware engineering team, you will be taking a lead in mechanical design, be the point of contact and interface to the wider product development team and work with the customers to solve challenging problems in multiple domains. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering field 3D CAD experience – Pro-engineer, Solidworks or UG NX 3 years of hands-on experience in mechanical design and analysis, capital equipment design experience preferred Key Qualifications: Semiconductor equipment design or troubleshooting experience Fire in the belly – can do attitude Proficient in simulation and analysis methods (FEA, thermal analysis and tolerance analysis) Strong in one of the following fields: Thermal or Compressible flow or Design or Machining & manufacturing processes Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to craft clear engineering documentation Ability to form effective cross-functional relationships and to communicate product design/mechanical requirements clearly to non-experts Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously Description: You will own the end-to-end design, development and validation of hardware required to enable chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes. You will work with a passionate cross-functional team to generate design concepts, and as the mechanical engineering lead you will be responsible for engineering analysis and documentation for your piece of the project: Identifying design tradeoffs and risks to choose best path to solution Identifying and performing experiments, data analysis and applying scientific methods to reduce design risk early Running analysis (tolerance, thermal, flow etc.) to prove designs will meet intended objectives In the prototyping and validation phases, you will support internal and external teams in identifying, troubleshooting and resolving issues found at the component and system level and will be multidisciplinary in nature. Troubleshooting issues as customer site may involve some international travel. At the end of every project; with your contribution; the passionate team at DDP will be delivering the technology that will enable our customers to design the next smallest, fastest chip and advanced display in the world! Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Degree Skills Certifications: Languages: Years of Experience: 4 - 7 Years Work Experience: Additional Information Shift: 10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America) Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time Relocation Eligible: Yes U.S. Salary Range: $124,000.00 - $171,000.00 The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable. For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement. Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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