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Associate Mechanical Engineer
Location: Berkeley, CA (Onsite)
FTE - Direct Hire
Salary: $110k - $130k per year depending on experience
We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious, and hands-on Mechanical Engineer to Engineering, R&D, Chemical, Plasma, Thermal, SCADA, Fluid dynamics, Mechanical Engineering, SolidWorks, Vacuum Systems. As a member of our small but talented team of engineers and scientists, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in different areas and grow quickly in your career, driving initiatives and enlarging your skillset and expertise. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a pragmatic approach, who is capable of working independently and incrementally towards ambitious goals via the application of foundational engineering principles. Our ideal candidate seeks a new mission-driven challenge, who will thrive in our team culture of innovation, excellence, and passion for changing the world.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the full lifecycle development of prototype R&D plasma chemistry equipment, from design, assembly, and testing to troubleshooting and continuous improvement of components, subassemblies, and entire system modules.
- Design vacuum chambers, components for maintaining high purity environments, and subsystems to support capital equipment including but not limited to: frames, electrical cabinets, coolant systems, metrology, gas panels, and process lines
- Experience troubleshooting sealing issues
- Work with technicians, scientists and process engineers to fabricate hardware solutions to match process needs
- Communicate effectively with scientists and process, software, and electrical engineers to understand process needs in terms such as thermodynamics, mass transfer, electrical conductivity and metrology equipment
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering education including expertise in design of physical systems.
- 3+ years of experience in a dedicated Mechanical Engineering Design role
- Basic fabrication skills - e.g. bandsaw, drill press, lathe, welding, etc.
- Fluency in SolidWorks or another mechanical CAD package
- Knowledge of industrial/vacuum plumbing components such as NPT, push-to-connect, compression, VCR, KF, CF, ISO, Tri-Clamp
- Vacuum system experience (semiconductor equipment, etc.)
- Mechanical assembly skills
Bonus Skills:
- Experience with rapid prototype procurement
- Experience in scientific device development or similar field
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
