Applied Materials looks to ramp up headcount by 10% in India

Applied Materials India is looking to increase its workforce by 10% this financial year, and is currently hiring senior software engineers, mechanical engineers and technical managers. Recruitment is also going on across corporate functions like finance, HR, communications and legal.

The Santa Clara, California-headquartered company is leveraging its regional competencies in engineering and IT to enable faster product development through design, simulation, test, and validation. The company currently has around 5,000 employees (both full-time and contractors) in India.

“The dependency between the global economy and technology is greater today than it’s ever been, and the growth drivers for the semiconductor industry are broadening,” Srinivas Satya, country president, told ET.