Applications Engineer – 3D X-ray Systems

Applied Materials; Benicia (CA); On-site; USD 86,500 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Participation in bonus and stock award program

Job summary

Applied Materials is looking for an Applications Engineer to join their team in Benicia, CA. In this role, you'll support advanced 3D X-ray systems, conducting system demonstrations for customers and developing new applications.

This position requires a BS or MS in a relevant technical field, hands-on experience with experiments, and the ability to travel. You will play a critical role between engineering, sales, and marketing to drive innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with designing and conducting experiments.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (domestic and international).

Responsibilities

• Conduct system demonstrations for prospective customers.
• Develop new applications and use cases for 3D X-ray technology.
• Deliver customer training on system operation, workflows, and data analysis.

Skills

Hands-on experience designing and conducting experiments

Understanding of X-ray absorption principles

Ability to analyze and communicate results

Education

BS or MS degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

3D X-ray systems

Microscopy techniques

Job description

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:

$86,500.00 - $119,000.00

Location:

Benicia, 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify complex problems and needs at the customer site and work throughout the work cycle until the implementation of the solution.
• Lead recipe creation to optimize system performance and train PSE/AEs in recipe creation.
• Application qualification of new technologies/features, executes sites, evaluation and demos at customers site.
• Participate in customer demo activities.
• Participate in finding the solution, follow up on solution execution.
• Create new methodologies in order to optimized system performance for specific application.
• Analysis and transfer new application capabilities in the system envelope from product division to customer application support team.
• Participates in customer technical review meetings.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities.

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members.

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies.

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Applications Engineer – 3D X-ray Systems

As an Applications Engineer, you will join an exciting and growing team of scientists, engineers, and research professionals. In this role, you will collaborate on the use of advanced 3D X-ray systems to support a wide range of research and industrial applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct system demonstrations for prospective customers.
• Develop new applications and use cases for 3D X-ray technology.
• Contribute to defining and refining product specifications based on application insights.
• Deliver customer training on system operation, workflows, and data analysis.
• Develop and optimize imaging and analysis workflows.
• Perform tool characterization and baseline performance evaluations.
• Provide customer-facing technical sales support, including: Delivering technical demo presentations, Supporting conferences and trade shows, Contributing to technical publications and conference presentations.

Customer Base

Our customers include semiconductor failure analysis (FA) laboratories, advanced R&D centers, academic research institutions, and central microscopy facilities.

Role Impact

In this role, you will serve as a critical technical bridge between engineering, sales, and marketing. You will act as the voice of the customer, advocating internally while working closely with external clients and engineering teams to:

• Develop repeatable workflows for routine applications.
• Identify and enable new, high-value applications of 3D X-ray technology.
• Help solve complex, high-value problems (HVPs) across multiple industries.

Essential Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in a relevant technical field.
• Hands‑on experience designing and conducting experiments, with the ability to analyze and communicate results.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (domestic and international).

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in microscopy or related imaging techniques.
• Experience performing system demonstrations in a commercial or customer‑facing environment.
• Foundational understanding of X‑ray absorption principles and imaging/optical fundamentals.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 25% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

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.