Customer Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Applied Materials with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Customer Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Applied Materials overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Applied Materials as a Customer Engineer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
One on one interview: 11%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 2%
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Very easy and laid back interview. Technical capability tested in interview. The questions weren’t very difficult so basic mechanical knowledge is what they are looking for. Everyone was extremely nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one lesson you learned that stuck with you?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Hsinchu) in Dec 2025
Interview
HR
Tell you this job working schedule
Asking about you willing or not
Manager
Introduce yourself
Some troubleshooting question
Oversea work is available
Whether have any question to manager
Tell you something about this job
Different from other typical interview. 3 phase of interview. 1 to 3, 1 to group and group to group. Be prepared to work with others and present about a situation and solution. Will be question by interviewers about proposed solution. Just be yourself and think on your feet to give the best answer
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Singapore) in Aug 2025
Interview
Got called for an interview about two weeks after applying. The conversation with the manager was easygoing, and I could follow all the questions without issue. It just seemed like they were more focused on someone with a strong theoretical background rather than mainly hands-on experience. Overall, I’d say it was an average interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many improvement projects have you handle? Explain..