Optical Engineer III - New College Grad - Doctorate (Santa Clara, CA)

Applied Materials(3 months ago)

Santa Clara, CAOnsiteFull TimeJunior$138,000 - $190,000Engineering

About this role

Applied Materials is seeking a new graduate PhD-level engineer to join the Engineered Optics group in Santa Clara, working on optical technology for augmented reality displays and next-generation packaged optics for data center networks. The role is positioned at the intersection of materials innovation and advanced hardware engineering within a global semiconductor and display equipment leader. This position supports product and technology advancement in competitive, high-impact optical applications.

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Required Skills

Photonic Design
Optical Metrology
Optical Inspection
Free-Space Optics
Optical Mechanics
Python
MATLAB
Image Analysis
Hardware Control
Zemax

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Qualifications

PhD in Optical Engineering
PhD in Physics

About Applied Materials

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Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions that enable the production of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display. The company designs, manufactures and services equipment, software and process technologies across semiconductor fabrication (deposition, etch, implantation, inspection/metrology, CMP, ALD/CVD/PVD), advanced packaging and display manufacturing. Its customers include chipmakers, foundries and display manufacturers worldwide, and it provides process integration, factory automation and lifecycle services to improve yield, performance and cost. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Applied Materials combines deep R&D and scale to drive device scaling, energy efficiency and new architectures.

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