Good place to work - Process Engineer IV Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
Feb 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good work life balance ifyou are on the right team, else make it difficult and u need to highlight if u r working long hrs

Cons

if u r not careful the work like balance is not always highlighted by management and they will let you work long hrs and u r not always compensated for the items achieved

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Good company , benefits , lots of room for growth

Cons

Slow changes , tech related software on the IT side are very old.

4.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Strong place to start your career. If you do the Fusion Program you will learn a lot. Good training and benefits. Amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Coworkers are smart and grounded people.

Cons

Stingy with salary, raises, and promotions. The engineer roles are broken up into Jr and Senior so the title progression goes Engineer I, I Sr, II, II Sr, etc which slows career progression and pay. Only the CA office gets extra pay due to the expense of living there, even if the MA office is expensive.

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