Application Engineer - REMOTE - New College Graduate Opportunity!

Applied Materials AGS Automation Products Group (APG) is hiring an application engineer to support product development, customer deployment, and services for Applied SmartFactory® automation products and solutions in the areas of manufacturing execution, factory performance, equipment performance, and advanced process control. Additionally, candidate will drive continuous improvement, help improve knowledge base management, and seek opportunities to build organizational efficiencies using technology, AI, machine learning, automation, and optimization. This position is open to fully-remote hires within the United States; Texas preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Debugs software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply and maintain quality standards for company products.
• Develops, modifies and executes software test plans, under direct supervision.
• Analyzes and writes test standards and procedures.
• Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
• Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action.
• Consults with development engineers in resolution of problems.
• Provides feedback in preparation of technical appraisals of programming languages, systems and computation software.
• Ensures quality computer integration into the overall functions of scientific computation, data acquisition and processing.
• Work with product engineering’s QA team on continuous improvement activities
• Present technical information to customers including technical contributors and managers

Requirements

• Graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• Student must be in good academic standard at their university, with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Fundamental knowledge of project management tools like DevOps or Jira
• Working proficiency using programming and scripting languages such as C++, R, Python, C#, Java
• Working knowledge of databases and use of SQL for data collection & manipulation
• Working knowledge of the SDLC
• Basic understanding of robotics/MES/AI/Machine learning
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Reporting, Documenting and Organization skills
• Software expertise – familiarity working with enterprise automation software running on Windows or Unix platforms with Oracle database
• Knowledge on version control systems (like Git) is a plus
• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills:

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

Up to 1 Year

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

New College Grad

Travel:

Yes, 25% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

U.S. Salary Range:

$68,000.00 - $93,500.00

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 members. In 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 committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.