Systems Engineer, New College Grad

Applied Materials

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$110,500–$152,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 30, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $163k
This role $131k
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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $127,875–$197,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $131k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment

Applied Materials currently has 274 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,000–$171,000 across 190 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Systems Engineer, New College Grad

JOB TITLE: Systems Engineer, New College Grad- Bachelor's/Master's (Santa Clara, CA) As a Systems Engineer, you will join a matrixed managed team to design, integrate, and optimize complex systems within the semiconductor industry. You will develop system solution engineering projects that combine process, hardware, software, and applications engineering to create service product solutions for customer evaluation. Your daily responsibilities include creating product specifications based on a systems engineering mindset, defining system architectures, and conducting rigorous testing with data analysis. You will identify and troubleshoot problems from lab testing or the field while collaborating with product managers to distill customer feedback. The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field. You will ensure all new hardware and software designs are reliable, safe, user friendly, and maintainable.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?

Median $190000 from 99 postings across 21 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop system solution engineering projects combining process, hardware, software, and applications engineering.
  • Create product solution specifications based on a systems engineering mindset to ensure repeatability and reproducibility.
  • Design, coordinate, and perform tests with rigorous data analysis to achieve product specifications.
  • Identify and troubleshoot moderately difficult problems communicated from lab testing or the field.
  • Distill field data and customer feedback into service solutions for high-value problems.
  • Ensure all new hardware and software designs meet market requirements for reliability, safety, and maintainability.
  • Analyze requirements and define system architectures to ensure seamless integration of subsystems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field.
  • Experience with internship experience (preferred).
  • GPA of 3.0 or above (preferred).
  • Ability to design, integrate, and optimize complex systems involving process, hardware, software, and applications engineering.
  • Ability to develop system specifications and architectures based on a systems engineering mindset.
  • Ability to design, coordinate, and perform tests with rigorous data analysis.
  • Ability to identify and troubleshoot moderately difficult problems from lab testing or field data.
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

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