Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Semiconductor Tooling

About the role

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at fab2, you'll design, iterate on, and build specialized equipment for semiconductor fabrication.

We're looking for hands-on engineers across various disciplines to design, iterate on, and build complex systems. Whether tackling heavy design challenges, integrating mechanical, optical, and electronic components, or automating production and manufacturing processes, our philosophy is to get things built and tested in days or weeks-not months-with a focus on viable solutions that meet real production needs.

The ideal candidate moves through design cycles fast and can own the end to end process. Our philosophy is to get things built/tested in days or weeks, not months. Because of this, a portfolio is generally required to apply: show us the things you’ve actually built!

Responsibilities

• Own semiconductor fabrication systems and subsystems end-to-end, including deposition, etch, annealing, and plasma tools, as well as subsystems such as mass flow controllers, pressure sensors, valves, and pumps.
• Design and iterate on machines and subsystems for semiconductor fabrication
• Create mechanical designs including frames, components, and assemblies
• Partner closely with the process, electrical, software, and production teams
• Source components and materials while working with vendors to meet project specifications

Required Experience

• 2-7 years of professional experience in mechanical and electromechanical system design
• 2-7 years of hands-on experience building, prototyping, and assembling complex systems
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, or Physics
• Experience in designing vacuum systems or fluid handling hardware
• Strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer
• Demonstrated ability to design and ship machined and fabricated metal parts into working systems.
• Comfortable working with pumps, valves, fittings, tubing, chambers, and thermal systems

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge/experience with any of: plasma systems, CVD, ALD
• Familiarity with leak detection techniques and vacuum diagnostics
• Experience with productionization and testing

• Working at fab2
• We’re an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and labs/offices in Austin, TX, Lockhart, TX, and San Francisco, CA.

Benefits

fab2 offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time
• Visa Sponsorship
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
• Commuter Benefits including Parking and Late Night Uber rides from the office
• Lunches daily, Dinners 3x per week, Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks and Spindrifts

• Export Control Analysis: This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
• fab2, formerly know as Atomic Semi