Mechanical Engineer III (Senior) — Engineering Solutions & Process Enablement

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:

$108,000.00 - $148,500.00

Location:

Austin,TX

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. 

Role Responsibilities: 

Summary

This role is for a strong mechanical engineer who willimprove how engineering gets work done. You won’t be designing mechanical parts or subsystems day to day, but you will use your ME background and skills to standardize and scale how we work. You’ll build solutions (processes, tools, automation, standards) that the engineering community uses to move faster, reduce errors, and scale best practices.

What you’ll do:

• Identify high-friction engineering workflows and turn them into scalable solutions
• Build, document, and roll out process improvements
• Apply structured problem‑solving and sound engineering judgment to ambiguous challenges
• Use AI as a daily tool to accelerate analysis, drafting, automation, and knowledge capture
• Measure impact (cycle time, rework, escapes, efficiency) and iterate based on data
• Communicate crisply across groups: what’s changing, why, how to use it, and what success looks like
• Act as a senior contributor and resource to other engineers on project execution and prioritization

Core Background:

• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and credibility with senior engineers
• Experience working across design, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, or sustaining teams without direct authority
• Ability toassess unfamiliar technical and business problem spaces to determine what needs to be done, by whom, and by when
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment
• Experience presenting concise updates to technical and leadership audiences

Skills:

• Strong project execution and coordination skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using AI tools responsibly to draft, analyze, synthesize, and automate routine work
• Root-cause / CI methods (8D, A3, DMAIC, 5-Why)

Temperament:

• High ownership and follow-through
• Drives momentum, accountability, and closure
• Execution-minded: delivers working improvements fast, then iterates
• Comfortable with ambiguity; can make progress with partial information
• Collaborative and direct; earns trust through clarity and results
• Demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on new topics and unfamiliar problem domains

Nice to have

• Experience with knowledge management, standard work, or system rollout/change management
• Experience launching new processes or tools and supporting change through adoption
• Tooling mindset: can prototype lightweight solutions (scripts, dashboards, automation) or partner tightly with those who can

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.

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