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      Mechanical Engineer II Interview

      Jun 21, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Santa Clara, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in May 2026

      Interview

      Interview was initial call with hiring manager to gather information about my experiences and the requirements of the role. I had made a presentation about my education, experiences related to the role to answer why I was fit for the particular role.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What experiences do you have that are hands-on?
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      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.
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      Applied Materials interviews FAQs

      • Mechanical Engineer II applicants have rated the interview process at Applied Materials with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer II roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Mechanical Engineer II according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  24%

        Presentation:  19%

        Phone interview:  14%

        Skills test:  14%

        Group panel interview:  10%

        Background check:  10%

        Personality test:  5%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Process Engineer(200) ;
        2. Customer Engineer(171) ;
        3. Software Engineer(163) ;
        4. Engineering Technician(103) ;
        5. Engineer(95) ;
        6. Mechanical Engineer(91) ;
        7. Manufacturing Technician(81) ;
        8. Customer Engineer II(80) ;
        9. Senior Software Engineer(78) ;
        10. Project Manager(68) ;
        11. Manufacturing Engineer(65) ;
        12. Applications Engineer(64) ;
        13. Process Support Engineer(57) ;
        14. Intern(48) ;
        15. Technician(47) .


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