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DfSafety and Reliability Engineer

Applied Materials


Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 100000 - 136500
Posted: 24 August 2026 (5 days ago)
Application Deadline: 21 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are


Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the worlds technology.


What We Offer


Salary:

$100000.00 - $136500.00

Location:

Santa ClaraCA

Youll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possiblewhile learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. Were committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work at home or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

As a Mechanical Engineer youll leverage your strong foundation in physics mathematics and materials science to process and resolve mechanical problems design and implement custom mechanical tooling and associated processes and enable the handling assembly and disassembly of parts components sub-assemblies and final assemblies throughout the product life cycle. Youll be responsible for designing developing and modifying mechanical engineering layouts schematics and specifications. You will oversee manufacturing and installation processes ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations-- and youll coordinate the procurement and assembly of mechanical components and equipment for design projects identifying sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve technical issues.

Key Responsibilities

  • Risk identification and mitigation using FMECA and Design Verification Test
  • Evaluate and work closely with Product Safety Engineering to understand the safety compliance to Applied Minimum Product Safety Requirement
  • Understanding in Industry standards such as SEMI S2 IPC 610D IPC 9592 IEC/EN 61000 JESD22 MIL-STD-810 and knowledge of safety requirement (i.e. UL/CE/TUV).
  • Develops new acceleration techniques and analytical tools to assure the early identification of potential problems with new product safety and reliability
  • Propose procedure improvement to prevent equipment damage or injury
  • Assist in preparing & presenting safety and reliability reports;
  • Assist with root cause analysis of field failures and engage with suppliers on improvement changes.

Functional Knowledge

  • Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in semiconductor equipment especially in single point of failure products and how to improve safety and reliability
  • Deep knowledge of derating and thermal management in order to increase the useful life of electrical components
  • Ability to automate the data analysis using AI

Problem Solving

  • Leads others to solve complex reliability problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Interpersonal Skills

  • Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

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 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. 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.

In addition Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process please contact us via e-mail at or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at option 1 and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.


Required Experience:

IC


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Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries.

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