BU culture is questionable - Process Engineer III Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
16 July 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- good starting job for new college grads - big platform - many opportunities to learn

Cons

- rigid infrastructure in management - slow promotion track - low reward and unbalanced rewarding system for front-line engineer - heavy politics, and questionable company culture

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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 June 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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