Fab2
Turbomachinery Design Engineer
Austin · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 2–7 years of professional experience in mechanical and electromechanical system design, and 2–7 years of hands-on experience building, prototyping, and assembling complex systems.
- Education
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, or Physics.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is offered, subject to applicable eligibility requirements.
About the job
Designs, builds, and iterates on vacuum-system equipment and subsystems used in semiconductor fabrication.
What you'll do
- Own semiconductor fabrication systems and subsystems end-to-end, including deposition, etch, annealing, plasma tools, and vacuum-system components.
- Design and iterate on machines, mechanical parts, frames, and assemblies.
- Work with process, electrical, software, and production teams; source components and materials with vendors.
What they ask for
- Experience designing vacuum systems or fluid-handling hardware, with strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.
- Demonstrated ability to design and ship machined and fabricated metal parts into working systems.
- Comfort working with pumps, valves, fittings, tubing, chambers, and thermal systems.
Nice to have
- Knowledge or experience with plasma systems, CVD, or ALD.
- Familiarity with leak detection and vacuum diagnostics, or experience with productionization and testing.
Tools
deposition, etch, annealing, mass flow controllers, pressure sensors, valves, scroll pumps, turbo pumps
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