Manufacturing Engineer, Vacuum, Precision & Automation Systems - Austin, United States
Originally posted 27 July 2026 by the employer.
Atomic Semi designs and builds everything from chambers, gas lines, and valves to etch, deposition, and lithography tools.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Engineer at Atomic Semi, you will own how hardware gets made, from the first design review through mature, repeatable production. This involves working with precision, high-vacuum, and increasingly automated systems, fabricated largely in-house.
What you'll do
- Partner with design engineers from the earliest concept stage and influence design for manufacturability, assembly, cost, cycle time, and complexity.
- Provide GD&T and process feedback on drawings.
- Own the NPI process for new tools and components, including standing up and leading first builds.
- Design and build fixtures, jigs, and tooling to improve assembly or fabrication.
- Develop and maintain work instructions, process documentation, travelers, and acceptance criteria.
- Lead root-cause investigations on build failures, leaks, and defects, and implement corrective actions.
What you'll need
- 3+ years in manufacturing, process, or NPI engineering for complex mechanical or electromechanical hardware.
- Strong command of GD&T.
- Broad, working knowledge of manufacturing methods including CNC machining, sheet metal, welding, and finishing.
- Demonstrated ability to develop a manufacturing or assembly process from a drawing/CAD model to repeatable production.
- Experience designing fixtures, jigs, and tooling to improve assembly or fabrication.
- Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for fixture design, DFM markups, and process work.
Nice to have
- Experience with vacuum systems; high/ultra-high vacuum hardware, leak testing, cleanliness and outgassing control, elastomer and metal seals.
- Experience with precision-motion systems, tight-tolerance assemblies, or cleanroom assembly.
- Experience with automation; automated assembly, machine tending, robotics, or building automated equipment.
- Familiarity with ERP/MES systems and structured NPI (PPAP/FAI, PFMEA, first-article and in-process inspection).
- Experience standing up manufacturing processes in a prototype or rapidly scaling production environment.
Skills: assembly processes, electromechanical systems, fixtures, work instructions, cleanroom
This role has been open 83 days — well above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3786
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | Atomic Semi | All employers we track in this specialty (3786 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 3786 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 24 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 121 d | 55 d (+66 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: assembly processes, electromechanical systems, fixtures, work instructions, cleanroom
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 621 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 565 open roles · median 45 d
- Micron Technology · 284 open roles · median 46 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 69 d
- ASML · 190 open roles · median 73 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 87 d
How we counted: 3786 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.