Mechanical Engineer I

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:

$80,000.00 - $110,000.00

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. 

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits. 

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll leverage your strong foundation in physics, mathematics, and materials science to process and resolve mechanical problems, design and implement custom mechanical tooling and associated processes, and enable the handling, assembly, and disassembly of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies throughout the product life cycle. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and modifying mechanical engineering layouts, schematics, and specifications. You will oversee manufacturing and installation processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations-- and you'll coordinate the procurement and assembly of mechanical components and equipment for design projects, identifying sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve technical issues.

Key Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for, with some guidance, 1) creating models and drawings associated with waveguide and 2) managing demo logistics and operate the demo.
• This job requires following all the safety protocols in day-to-day.
• The candidate needs to communicate technical ideas and concepts to other mechanical engineering team members and non-mechanical engineering team member.

• Interface with internal and external customers to understand specification and requirement.
• Generate drawings per internal and relevant industrial standards.
• Verify models and drawings against specification and requirement.
• Manage shipment and receiving of the demo devices and parts.
• Manage logistics and preparation of the demo for the customers.
• Organaize demo devices and parts.
• Operate demo devices and present them to the audiences(customers, suppliers, employees.)
• Support startups and field issues regarding designed products.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or the relevant field.
• Engineering skills and Problem-Solving skills
  • Experience in 3D CAD software, ideally Siemens NX, and 2D CAD SW, Autodesk AutoCAD, to design and draw parts per ASME Y14.5M standard.
  • Solid hands-on ability in engineering lab.
• Interpersonal skills:
  • Fluent in daily English conversation
• Mindset:
  • Have an open mindset to listen to other people's opinions to improve ideas, plans, designs, etc.
  • Have vital learning agility and curiosity to learn new concepts, ideas, and subjects through work and self-learning, especially outside of the person's background.
  • Have a positive mindset to move projects forward.
  • Have a volunteering mindset to help and support other team members to accelerate and move projects forward smoothly.
  • Have the flexibility to handle random projects and frequent priority/scope changes.
  • Have the flexibility to operate efficiently in a dynamic work environment with frequent priority and scope changes as well as swapping between both short and long term projects.
• Others:
  • This is on-site position.
  • Be able to move and carry 20lbs parts.

Additional Information

Travel may be necessary 10% of the time to visit customers, vendors and other internal facilities

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.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.