Electrical Engineer V

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$163,000.00 - $224,000.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

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As an Electrical Engineer, you are responsible for designing, modifying, and troubleshooting electrical or electronic engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics, and drawings to advance the equipment that supports our technology. Using your technical experience and critical thinking skills, you will perform engineering analysis, generate test reports, develop innovative solutions, and create documentation for product releases. You will also coordinate the procurement and assembly of components, identify sources of critical parts, and resolve technical issues to ensure peak performance.

The Systems Engineering Team is responsible for developing leading-edge technology solutions that support the full portfolio of Silicon Products at Applied Materials. As a senior member of this team, you will serve as a key Electrical Engineering expert, driving the design, development, integration, and validation of advanced electrical systems that enable next-generation semiconductor equipment.

This role is focused on solving complex electrical engineering challenges across advanced controls, power electronics, sensor technologies, plasma systems, signal integrity, electrical architectures, and innovative hardware solutions. You will partner closely with Engineering Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and cross-functional teams to translate emerging concepts into robust, production-ready electrical designs.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a hands-on Electrical Engineer who enjoys both deep technical problem-solving and laboratory-based development, and who thrives in an environment requiring innovation, experimentation, and leadership in advancing cutting-edge semiconductor technology.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, analysis, and implementation of complex electrical engineering solutions for semiconductor equipment and technology platforms.
• Drive electrical architecture, circuit design, power distribution, controls integration, sensor systems, and hardware validation activities.
• Develop innovative electrical designs and solutions for advanced controls, power systems, plasma sources, sensing technologies, and other critical subsystems.
• Serve as the technical lead for electrical engineering initiatives, research activities, and new technology development programs.
• Perform detailed electrical analysis, modeling, simulation, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations for complex system-level challenges.
• Generate and review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, interface definitions, test plans, and engineering documentation.
• Define, coordinate, execute, and document electrical design verification and validation testing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate electrical designs into larger system architectures.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reliability, and capability.
• Lead technical reviews and provide mentorship to engineers and project teams in electrical engineering best practices.
• Work directly in laboratory environments to prototype, test, iterate, and optimize electrical hardware solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 10–15 years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably involving complex electromechanical systems, controls, power electronics, or semiconductor equipment.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and recognized expertise in electrical system design and development.
• Strong experience designing, implementing, debugging, and validating electrical hardware from concept through production.
• Expertise in electrical schematics, system integration, hardware troubleshooting, and laboratory validation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Power electronics
  • Electrical system architecture
  • Controls engineering
  • Sensor integration
  • Analog and digital circuit design
  • High-voltage or high-power systems
  • Plasma power delivery systems
• Experience developing electrical systems for semiconductor capital equipment or other highly complex industrial systems.
• Ability to influence technology strategy, technical direction, and engineering roadmaps.
• Broad understanding of multidisciplinary engineering environments, including mechanical, software, systems, and controls engineering.
• Proven track record of delivering innovative electrical engineering solutions from concept through hardware implementation and qualification.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

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. 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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