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Mechanical Engineering Manager

Santa Clara,CA, US💼 Full-time💰 $163,000–$163,000🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team of mechanical engineers to develop and sustain advanced PVD modules and subsystems for semiconductor equipment.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical engineering manager (semiconductor equipment)

Builds

PVD chambers, pedestals, ESCs, process kits, wafer handling, and vacuum hardware

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment / Vacuum systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

mechanical design, vacuum systems, RF hardware, thermal management, precision assemblies, root-cause analysis, supplier qualification, team leadership, architecture decision-making

Preferred skills

PVD process chamber hardware, advanced packaging, logic or memory applications, plasma-material interactions, NX, Teamcenter, FEA/CFD tools

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of mechanical engineers across NPI, sustaining, and customer programs; Own mechanical execution of PVD chamber, pedestal, ESC, process kit, wafer handling and vacuum hardware developments; Drive architecture decisions balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, reliability and serviceability; Partner with process, systems, electrical, manufacturing, quality and supplier teams; Lead root-cause investigations for field, manufacturing and customer issues; Manage schedules, resource planning, risk management and engineering priorities; Develop supplier capability and qualification strategies; Coach engineers on GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, thermal analysis and design reviews

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership

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