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Electrical Engineer III (E3)

Job ID
R2518249
Date posted
11/03/2025
Location
Santa Clara, California
Category
Engineering

Role Responsibilities:

  • Design or modify electrical or electronic engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics, drawings, or specifications of difficult scope 
  • Identify and troubleshoot a variety of complex electrical problems with limited supervision 
  • Define, coordinate, perform and generate engineering test reports with limited supervision 
  • Perform engineering analysis of difficult scope with limited supervision 
  • Technically lead or execute engineering projects, including the development of key suppliers 
  • Implement concepts for a variety of complex product issues and electrical solutions of difficult scope 
  • Generate electrical product specifications; specify and review engineering documentation 
  • Serve as a resource for junior colleagues; lead project teams, as needed
  • Clearly communicate difficult or sensitive information; build consensus


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 4-7 years of experience in a related field


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of industry best practices, key business drivers, competition in the marketplace, and how your area of expertise integrates with others  
  • Demonstrated leadership skills to lead small projects as needed 

  • Strong working knowledge of EtherCAT bus system with PLCs
  • Robust knowledge of motion controls, close-loop temperature controls
  • Strong Knowledge and proficiency in electrical engineering and operation of devices and sensors such as:  thermocouples, electric actuators, motors, heaters, pressure sensors, pressure controllers, flow controllers
  • Hands-on experience in electronic circuit design (analog, digital), development, troubleshooting and validation
  • Experience with CAD programs: Zuken E3S, PCAD, OrCAD, and/or AutoCAD or other schematic capture software
  • Good understanding of the safety requirements/ regulatory compliance (e.g. SEMI S2, S14, S22, NFPA79, EMI/ EMC etc.)

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

U.S. Salary Range:

$124,000.00 - $171,000.00

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 committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.