Senior Systems Engineer - Semiconductor Equipment

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and optimize complex systems advancing the semiconductor industry.

You will analyze requirements, define architectures, conduct testing, and ensure seamless integration across electrical, mechanical, and software domains. You will lead cross‑functional teams, document detailed specifications, and work with vendors to develop customized components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, or related) with 7–10 years of experience in complex equipment systems engineering.
• Familiar with semiconductor equipment including AC/DC power, cabling and interconnection, heaters and heating control, actuators/motors and motion control, pneumatics/gas and vacuum control, system I/O and workflow, safety interlocks, etc.
• Experience leading technical projects and working cross-functionally from concept through development, verification, and introduction to manufacturing and field deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi‑discipline architecture meetings and document system/sub-system architecture and technology selections.
• Develop comprehensive system models to analyze and optimize performance.
• Create system and sub‑system specifications to drive electrical, mechanical and software designs.
• Design, implement, and test system controls for I/O and safety interlocks across subsystems.
• Transfer new designs to manufacturing and support production builds.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Semiconductor equipment experience

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and optimize complex systems advancing the semiconductor industry.

You will analyze requirements, define architectures, conduct testing, and ensure seamless integration across electrical, mechanical, and software domains. You will lead cross‑functional teams, document detailed specifications, and work with vendors to develop customized components.