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      Mechanical Engineer II Interview

      Nov 19, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Sunnyvale, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Sunnyvale, CA)

      Interview

      I was interviewed on the campus by both engineers and their supervisors. I described my research experience during my master's program and I also provided some design work from my master's research portfolio. I did research and coursework in the thermo sciences. This interview was for a design engineer position.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I was asked to describe my course work during my master's degree. I discussed my understanding of topics in CFD.
      1 Answer

      Other Mechanical Engineer II Interview Reviews for Applied Materials

      Mechanical Engineer II Interview

      Jul 5, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Jun 2024

      Interview

      I had a phone interview with the hiring manager. He set up 3 interviews with other 3 hiring managers. 2 technical and 1 behavioural interviews. I liked their questions, personality and discussions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Heat transfer, thermodynamics, CFD, previous experiences.
      Answer question
      1

      Mechanical Engineer II Interview

      Mar 23, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Santa Ana, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Ana, CA) in Feb 2021

      Interview

      Got a screening call 3 months after applying. This was a straightforward interview with a few fluid mechanics/gas dynamics related questions. 2 weeks later I got a call for 2nd round, which had 5 video call technical interviews of 30 mins each (with VP, engineering director, etc.). 30 min slots felt too short for any meaningful discussion as some of the interviewers joined the call late. The hiring manager however seemed genuinely interested during the interview and interviewed me for 30 min extra. Interview questions were moderately difficult. They told me that I will hear back a Yes or No in a month's time. Seeing the interest shown by hiring manager, I was very optimistic about getting the job. But the hiring manager never got back to me. I emailed him TWICE to check the status of my application, but he didn't have the decency to reply. So overall, the experience was awful. I spent a full day going through the interview process, the hiring manager himself spent more than an hour on my interview, but he did not care to spend 2 mins to send me status update on the application.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Most interviewers asked very specific questions related to the semiconductor industry (vapor deposition etc.), which won't really help them evaluate my expertise as I have no prior experience in that industry. The hiring manager asked interesting questions related to fundamentals of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and turbulence, which definitely would help them evaluate me.
      Answer question
      1

      Mechanical Engineer II Interview

      Sep 27, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Santa Clara, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Jun 2015

      Interview

      Applied online. I got a phone call from recruiter after one week. The manager contacted me one week after recruiter called me. Then, the manager gave me an on-site interview one day after he called me. I went to the office and they gave me an introduction to the company's factory. The interviewer told me about their work, company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why Applied Materials? Tell me about yourself? They asked me about one specific project I have done at school.
      1 Answer
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