
Process Engineer MTS
Santa Clara, CAFull-time$147–203K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Santa Clara, CA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
Applied Materials seeks a Process Engineer MTS to lead complex process engineering and technology projects, develop innovative solutions, and advance new technologies. The role includes experimentation, hardware characterization, customer issue resolution, and mentoring engineers. It requires recognized technical expertise and may involve leading teams or projects. The position is based in Santa Clara, with travel of 20% and relocation eligibility.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.
What We Offer
Salary:
$147,000.00 - $202,500.00
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 (https://hrportal.ehr.com/applied/) .
Key Responsibilities
-
Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on a wide range of complex process engineering experiments for multiple products, within safety guidelines
-
Utilize techniques to characterize hardware, define methods and apply new technologies to characterize hardware, and/or perform hardware characterization on a wide range of complex systems for multiple products, within safety guidelines
-
Generate internal and external documentation for products, presentations, technical reports and generate process engineering specifications
-
Develop, plan and execute process engineering projects, within safety guidelines
-
Train engineers in measurement techniques of film properties and guide them in the interpretation of the data, new methodologies, trouble shooting techniques and resolve a wide range of complex process engineering issues/problems for multiple products
-
Interact with customers to resolve a wide range of complex process engineering issues/problems with limited to no supervision
-
Design and implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation
-
Identify, select and work with vendors and suppliers with limited to no supervision
-
This technical staff position leads and/or develops and executes exceptionally complex technology and engineering projects and leads research and development of new technologies as appropriate. Works on difficult issues that impact design and product success and/or addresses future concepts, products or technologies.Success is measured by one or more of the following: incremental revenue growth, market share increases, key customer penetrations, time to market improvement and commercial value of the work.
-
Within safety guidelines design, perform, collect data, analyze and compile reports on unusually complex engineering experiments and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.
-
Develop innovative solutions as part of proven track record of significant technology contributions.Recognized fortechnical expertise.
-
Conceive and implement new technology, normally participate in at least one critical patent, and received recognition through at least one award and/or published paper within the last five years.
-
Collaborates to work on difficult issues that impact design and product success and/or addresses future concepts, products and technologies.
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Business Expertise
- Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
Leadership
- May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Problem Solving
- Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Impact
- Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 20% 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 (https://www.appliedmaterials.com/us/en/careers.html) 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,298 open Process Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$147–203K/yr
- California median$119–171K/yr340 salary ranges
- US median$95–140K/yr1,714 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $175K, is 21% above the California median midpoint ($145K) — in the top quarter of Process Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 419 open Process Engineer jobs in California and 3,298 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Applied Materials (this employer)47 open
- Relativity Space21 open
- Apple18 open
- Experience
- Process Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (2,619 postings).
- Education
- 2,199 of the 3,298 open Process Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Similar jobs, posted recently
Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.
Process Engineer III Senior - (E3)Applied Materials · Santa Clara, CA · $147–203K/yr
Lead Engineer, Research & DevelopmentQnity · Sunnyvale, CA · $147–230K/yr
Staff Semiconductor Thin Films Process Engineer, RaxiumGoogle · Fremont, CA · $188–274K/yr
Sr. Process & Operations Engineer — Menlo Park, CAHims & Hers Health Inc. · Menlo Park, CA · $130–170K/yrPosted 1w agoPosted 1w agoSMT Process Engineer (Greenfield Factory)Etched · San Jose, CAPosted 2w agoPosted 2w ago
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.