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# System Engineer V - (E5)

- **Company:** Applied Materials
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,000.0 - $242,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3331584082&tx=JT10092UHT&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree
 * 10-15 years of experience, * Demonstrated experience leading complex project teams or initiatives

## Description

You'll 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 possible-while 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. We're 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 (https://hrportal.ehr.com/applied/) .

As a Systems Engineer, you'll design, integrate, and optimize complex systems that drive the semiconductor industry forward. Your expertise in systems thinking and problem-solving is essential as you collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop advanced solutions to intricate processes and writing system specifications. You'll be responsible for analyzing requirements, defining system architectures, conducting thorough testing, and ensuring seamless integration of subsystems. Additionally, you'll identify and mitigate risks, confirming that our systems meet the highest quality standards and exceed customer expectations.

Role Responsibilities:

 * Lead and/or develop and execute significantly complex projects having a substantial mix of electrical, mechanical, physics, algorithms and software design, which are leading edge of system functionality or technology, and spearhead research and development of new technologies as appropriate
 * Work with marketing to ensure the meet market requirement specifications (MRS) is valid and attainable.
 * Lead architecture brainstorming meetings and drive the systems process to down select to a final architecture of a project level system
 * Use systems analysis to create diagrams to review specifications; influence product engineering and software to utilize system engineering concepts for new, complex designs and ongoing engineering improvements, and supervise tests
 * Interface with other groups to workout design, systems architecture development and integration issues
 * Identify and troubleshoot significantly complex engineering problems, which are on leading edge of technology or system functionality
 * Review system engineering test results and architecture development ideas. Influence and communicate change in adjusting design direction as necessary
 * Support System Integration during the assembly and final testing of new product designs.
 * Work with vendors to develop new competitive products and takes business issues into consideration
 * Provide remote and onsite support to field support personnel as required


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