Product Qual & Rel Eng
Company websiteappliedmaterials.com (Applied Materials, opens in new tab)
Base salary $116,000 to $159,500
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Austin, TX
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- LocationAustin, TX
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (39 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.
What We Offer
Salary:
$116,000.00 - $159,500.00Location:
Austin,TXYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.
At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluates, from a reliability standpoint, the materials, properties and techniques used in production.
- Advises design engineering on selection, application and test of electronic components and systems.
- Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.
- Determines reliability requirements of components and systems to achieve company, customer and any governmental agency reliability objectives.
- Develops new acceleration techniques and analytical tools to assure the early identification of potential problems with new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability.
Makes recommendations for changes in the selection and application of components and systems. May propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.
Develops and implements division's Quality Assurance program and policies. Manage multiple projects.
Assist in preparing & presenting quality management reports; Maintain and improve on the current quality documentation processes; Continuously improve QA receiving inspection process and procedures; Perform FMECA, document CRAMS and work with supplier and engineer to enable crams test plan. Also perform PQP at supplier. Reliability modeling and ERAMS
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Business Expertise
- Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
Leadership
- May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Problem Solving
- Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Impact
- Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full timeEmployee Type:
Assignee / RegularTravel:
Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:
YesThe salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Source: Applied Materials on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $116,000, above 25% of the 420 Engineering (non-software) roles in Texas on this site; the other 75% list the same floor or a higher one. The employer's range is $43,500 wide, 38% of the floor. Observed open for 4 days so far (since Nov 4, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 420 Engineering (non-software) roles in Texas listed on this site, the median base floor is $136,000 and the middle half runs from $115,395 to $160,392. This role's floor ($116,000) is above 25% of them; 6 others list the same floor.
Base floors of 420 Engineering (non-software) roles in Texas
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 38.1% | 160 |
| $125K to $150K | 27.6% | 116 |
| $150K to $175K | 19.0% | 80 |
| $175K to $200K | 7.1% | 30 |
| $200K to $225K | 6.2% | 26 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.2% | 1 |
| $250K to $275K | 1.2% | 5 |
| $275K and up | 0.5% | 2 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 420 open postings with this job family in Texas
- Sample size
- 420
- Hidden when
- the cohort has fewer than 30 postings
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Texas vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering (non-software), Texas | $136K | 420 |
| Engineering (non-software), all states | $136K | 8,142 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $116K |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 420 in Texas; 8142 nationwide
- Hidden when
- either cohort has fewer than 30 postings
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How Applied Materials pays
387 of Applied Materials's 538 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 125 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $133,500; the middle half runs from $116,000 to $152,000.
Base floors of Applied Materials's 538 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 44.4% | 239 |
| $125K to $150K | 29.4% | 158 |
| $150K to $175K | 16.7% | 90 |
| $175K to $200K | 6.9% | 37 |
| $200K to $225K | 2.4% | 13 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $250K to $275K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $275K and up | 0.2% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 538 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 538
- Hidden when
- this employer has fewer than 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Engineering (non-software) roles in Texas with the nearest published base floor to $116,000, one per employer.
- Digital IC Design Engineer Neuralink · base floor $116,000
- ASIC Design Verification Engineer - New College Grad 2026 NVIDIA · base floor $116,000
- Water and Sewer Modeling Senior Engineer Olsson · base floor $116,000
- Construction Manager Chemours · base floor $116,071
- Principal Electrical Engineer ZT Systems · base floor $116,250
This listingProduct Qual & Rel Eng$116,000 to $159,500
Business Intelligence Analyst$115,000 to $158,500
Bus Mgmt$115,000 to $158,500
Business Manager III$115,000 to $158,500
IT Functional Analyst - Laboratory Operations & Digital Solutions$115,000 to $158,500
Bus Mgmt$115,000 to $158,500
Business Manager$115,000 to $158,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Product Qual & Rel Eng (this listing) | $116,000 - $159,500 |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | $115,000 - $158,500 |
| Bus Mgmt | $115,000 - $158,500 |
| Business Manager III | $115,000 - $158,500 |
| IT Functional Analyst - Laboratory Operations & Digital Solutions | $115,000 - $158,500 |
| Bus Mgmt | $115,000 - $158,500 |
| Business Manager | $115,000 - $158,500 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Nov 4, 2026 (4 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-16
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Austin,TX
$116,000.00 - $159,500.00
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
