Skip to main content
Applied Materials

Mechanical Engineer - Billerica, MA, United States

Applied Materials Billerica, MA, United States 22 days ago
Manufacturing & Equipment Engineering

$86,500 - $119,000 USD yearly

Originally posted 25 September 2026 by the employer.

About the role

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will process and resolve mechanical problems, design and implement custom mechanical tooling, and enable handling and assembly of parts throughout the product life cycle.

What you'll do

  • Perform engineering analysis.
  • Design or modify basic mechanical engineering layouts, schematics, or drawings/specifications.
  • Coordinate the procurement and assembly of mechanical components and equipment for design projects.
  • Identify sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve technical issues.
  • Troubleshoot a variety of mechanical problems.
  • Design, develop, and implement custom mechanical tooling, fixturing, and associated processes.

What you'll need

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 2-4 years of related experience

Nice to have

  • Working experience with CAD software
  • Working experience with thermodynamics
  • Working experience with sheet metal design
  • Working experience with material selection
  • Working experience with manufacturing methods
  • Working experience with GD&T
  • Working experience with flow analysis
  • Working experience with Design for Excellence principles

Skills: mechanical engineering, custom mechanical tooling, fixturing, CAD software, thermodynamics

Market context

This role has been open 22 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.

Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment

Open roles in category
3796
Median days open
53 d
Median salary
$126k
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
How Applied Materials compares in Semiconductor Equipment Engineering hiring
Metric Applied Materials All employers we track in this specialty (3796 roles · 81 employers)
Open roles in this specialty 614 3796
Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family 1111 9874 · 109 employers
Median days open 53 d 53 d (same as this employer)
Median salary (USD postings) — $126k

Skills observed across this category: mechanical engineering, custom mechanical tooling, fixturing, CAD software, thermodynamics

Who's hiring in this category

  • Applied Materials (this employer) · 617 open roles · median 53 d
  • Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 43 d
  • Micron Technology · 283 open roles · median 44 d
  • KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 67 d
  • ASML · 195 open roles · median 70 d
  • ASM International · 162 open roles · median 85 d

How we counted: 3796 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.

Apply now
Billerica, MA, United States
On-site
$86,500 - $119,000 USD yearly
22 days ago

Share this job