Good place to work for a time - Engineering Technician Applied Materials Employee Review

4.0
13 Feb 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, great coworkers, and immediate supervisors

Cons

Over work their employees. Layoffs are common. You can't move into a higher roles unless you have tight personal connections (son of an Engineer there, etc.) They pride themselves on being the "most ethical" place to work while their workers are collapsing due to exhaustion. Maybe that is what most ethical means near Austin.

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5.0
27 May 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
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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