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Working at Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA: 83 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Clara, CA Area

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Average Rating
(based on 208 Applied Materials Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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"Applied is a strong company in the semiconductor industry. For semiconductor professionals, there are many product divisions. It offers challenging assignments, and good working conditions. The company is progressive with technology for use in the office. It is a global company that will expose you to opportunities all around the world. I was fortunate to work in Germany, Spain, China, Taiwan, and Korea. Overall a good place to work if you are results driven, and constantly seek to add value."
Posted 10 years ago in Santa Clara, CA

Working at Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA: 83 Employee Reviews

Principal Customer Technologist

"Great people and technology, but harsh cyclic business environment."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Great place to work. Interesting technologies and lots of travel."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ensure that you have technical capability/experience for position. Advanced degree helps!"

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Cyclic business resulted in frequent hiring/layoffs. Reorganizations occur too often."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan better for business cycles and product development investment more timely!"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Customer Service Representative
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Final Test Technician
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Senior Quality Engineer

"Cutting edge recommendation of Applied Materials"

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Software Engineer

"Excellent company and excellent work culture."

Person You Work For 3.5 / 5 People You Work With 3.6 / 5 Work Setting 2.2 / 5
Support You Get 3.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
Engineering Manager

"Pleasure work place with nice & friendly people."

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Field Service Engineer

"It was a great company to work for, but the cost of living in Santa Clara was too high."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Consultant
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior System Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Technician

"Good experience, learning lot, I like Applied Global University."

Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Engineering Manager

"AMAT is a good company but went too big too fat."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.2 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
IT Security Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Senior Executive Assistant

"I thoroughly enjoyed my experience working at Applied Materials."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Corporate Manager

"Beware of the What's in it for me culture."

Person You Work For 3.5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2.6 / 5
Support You Get 2.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5
Company Culture 2.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Intern

"Valuable work experience for college students."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5

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