Process Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Applied Materials with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 51% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Process Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 83 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Applied Materials overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Applied Materials as a Process Engineer according to 83 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process was really, really, really easy, and to be hones,t it was goooooooooddd goood good and not that hectic they ask questions which are very easy and you will be able to answer that i will rate 10/10 for the interview
Positive experience
Average interview
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
The hiring process first involves a questionnaire that you need to fill in. This interview was for an entry-level role. You would generally have 3 rounds of interviews: HR Screen, Hiring manager, and next could be with the director.
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I found the interviewers were very kind, made me feel comfortable. They questioned a lot on my resume, my approach towards finding solutions.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Tampines New Town, ) in Jan 2026
Interview
There will be a group interview to assess how you perform in a discussion setting, followed by an individual interview where you will be given a set of questions to prepare for and answer in front of the interviewer.