Electrical Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$147,000 - $202,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 May 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 12 August 2026.
About the role
As an Electrical Engineer at Applied Materials, you are responsible for designing, modifying, and troubleshooting electrical or electronic engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics, and drawings.
What you'll do
- Coordinate the procurement and assembly of electrical or electronic components and equipment, and identify sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve basic technical issues. - Design or modify electrical engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics, drawings, or specifications of limited scope under direct supervision. - Perform basic engineering analysis under direct supervision and use existing procedures to solve standard problems. - Perform and generate basic engineering test reports. - Generate related alpha/gamma documentation for product releases. - Use engineering processes to troubleshoot and resolve a variety of basic or moderately difficult electrical problems of limited scope.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree. - Up to 1 year of related experience. - Knowledge of the fundamental theories and concepts of electrical engineering.
Nice to have
- 1–2 years of work experience in a related field. - A basic understanding of design circuits, technical documentation, component selection, project management, and ergonomic safety.
Skills: electrical engineering, equipment design, troubleshooting, engineering analysis, test reports
This role has been open 174 days — well above the 56-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3883
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3883 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 645 | 3883 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1146 | 10083 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 56 d | 56 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: electrical engineering, equipment design, troubleshooting, engineering analysis, test reports
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 644 open roles · median 56 d
- Lam Research · 571 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 292 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 271 open roles · median 50 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 81 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 3883 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.