Software Engineer, Hardware Manufacturing - Austin, United States
Originally posted 1 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves building the software behind Atomic Semi’s hardware manufacturing operation. You will build systems to design, assemble, test, track, and scale the manufacturing process for equipment including robots, plasma generators, precision actuators, boards, chambers, and valves.
What you'll do
- Own the internal hardware manufacturing platform and work with engineers and technicians.
- Design systems for BOMs, parts, revisions, serial numbers, and hardware traceability.
- Develop tools for technicians to turn engineering designs into assembly steps, test procedures, and completed work.
- Create test workflows that capture acceptance criteria and results for parts or assemblies.
- Build inventory and purchasing systems to track stock, needs, and blockers for builds.
- Tie design, inventory, build, and and test data to trace hardware from drawing to finished assembly.
What you'll need
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience shipping production applications.
- Full-stack ability across frontend, backend, databases, and system design.
- Ability to turn complex real-world workflows into simple, useful software.
- Strong product instincts and willingness to work directly with engineers and technicians on the floor.
- Effective with AI coding tools while able to read, write, debug, and reason about code independently.
- Strong technical communication and a high degree of ownership.
Nice to have
- Experience working with hardware, embedded systems, robotics, or manufacturing.
- Familiarity with MES, ERP, PLM, or other manufacturing systems.
- Hands-on work with BOMs, inventory, traceability, work orders, manufacturing test, or supply chain.
- Background in semiconductor, aerospace, automotive, or industrial automation.
Skills: hardware manufacturing platform, BOMs, inventory, traceability, manufacturing test, supply chain
This role has been open 42 days — below the 47-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
180
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Median days open
47 d
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Median salary
$142k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Atomic Semi | All employers we track in this specialty (180 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 180 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 19 | 6164 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 41 d | 47 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $142k |
Skills observed across this category: hardware manufacturing platform, BOMs, inventory, traceability, manufacturing test, supply chain
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation · 36 open roles · median 58 d
- Applied Materials · 31 open roles · median 21 d
- ASM International · 13 open roles · median 63 d
- Lam Research · 13 open roles · median 50 d
- Teradyne · 11 open roles · median 26 d
- Keysight Technologies · 10 open roles · median 71 d
How we counted: 180 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.