Mechanical Engineer IV (E4)

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 202,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Bonus and stock award program

Job summary

Applied Materials is looking for a Mechanical Engineer in Santa Clara, CA, to join a dynamic hardware engineering team. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and have 7-10 years of relevant experience. Expertise in CAD, thermodynamics, and sheet metal design is crucial for this role.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting mechanical issues, leading engineering projects, and developing product solutions. A comprehensive benefits package and relocation assistance will be provided.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Expertise in CAD, thermodynamics, sheet metal, and GD&T.
• Experience in flow analysis and Design for Excellence principles.

Responsibilities

• Identify and troubleshoot mechanical problems independently.
• Lead or execute engineering projects with suppliers.
• Design and modify engineering layouts and specifications.
• Communicate complex mechanical issues to customers.
• Implement solutions for product issues.
• Develop product specifications and engineering test reports.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering expertise

CAD software skills

Thermodynamics knowledge

Sheet metal design

Manufacturing methods

Flow analysis

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

Job description

Mechanical Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Salary: $147,000.00 - $202,500.00

Responsibilities

• Identify and troubleshoot a wide range of complex mechanical problems with limited to no supervision
• Lead or execute engineering projects, including the development of key suppliers
• Develop, design, or modify engineering layouts, schematics, or drawings/specifications of complex scope
• Communicate with internal and external customers regarding a wide range of complex mechanical issues for specific projects
• Implement concepts for a range of complex product issues and solutions
• Design, develop and implement custom mechanical tooling, fixturing and associated processes; enable the handling, assembly and/or disassembly of parts, components, sub‑assemblies, and final assemblies; establish standards across operational processes; serve as a technical expert on specialized projects or programs
• Generate product specifications
• Define, coordinate, perform and generate engineering test reports; specify and review engineering documentation; specify or perform complex engineering analysis
• Clearly communicate complex concepts and influence various perspectives

Team Overview

Candidate will join a dynamic hardware engineering team that pushes the boundary on developing impactful and differentiated engineering products for addressing customers’ high value problems in performance improvement, lifetime improvement, cost of ownership of products, material selection and failure analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on understanding mechanical designs of various hardware; create new designs for performance improvement; troubleshoot designs to address performance failures.
• Work on test fixtures to conduct experiments to validate and extend product performance.
• Work with suppliers for developing product solutions.
• Understand product specifications, propose improvements and generate documentation with updated specifications.
• Make presentations of hardware capabilities, new designs and improvements in design review forum to a broad audience.
• Manage personal deliverables of projects and maintain timelines, under general guidance.
• Effectively communicate project-related information to stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years of experience
• Subject‑matter expertise with CAD software, thermodynamics, sheet metal design, material selection, manufacturing methods, GD&T, flow analysis and/or Design for Excellence principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Applied Materials product life cycle, including prototyping, packaging, material selection and manufacturing methods

Technical Skills

• Fundamental understanding of Mechanical Engineering concepts
• Fundamental understanding of engineering mechanics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics
• Skilled in Computer‑Aided Design (CAD) software, preferably in Siemens NX
• Fundamental understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Basic knowledge of materials, their properties and their application in mechanical design
• Proficiency in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is preferable.

Additional Information

• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: Yes, 20% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes
• Salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, current team equity, skills, and experience.
• 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.

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.