Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Precision Motion Stages - Milpitas, CA, United States
$141,300 - $207,233 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
What you'll do
- Design parts and assemblies in Creo/SolidWorks and generate detailed drawings with GD&T.
- Perform structural, thermal, and vibration/modal FEA and tolerance stack-up analysis.
- Partner closely with controls, systems, and manufacturing engineers to integrate the stage at the subsystem and system level.
- Own supplier technical engagement for precision parts and subassemblies.
- Embed safety-by-design into mechanical solutions and develop service and production tooling.
What you'll need
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience in motion systems, precision mechanics, or mechatronics.
- Proficiency in Creo/SolidWorks or a similar 3D CAD modeling tool, backed by several years of work experience.
- Experience with structural, thermal, and vibration/modal FEA.
- Design-for-manufacturing (DFM) experience across machining, sheet metal, and castings.
- Working knowledge of data-analysis tools such as Python or MATLAB.
Nice to have
- Experience with feedback systems involving laser interferometers and high-resolution optical encoders, linear motors, linear guides, air bearings, and similar components.
- Design experience with dynamic X-Y sub-micron positioning stages, including vibration and modal testing using accelerometers, impact hammers, and comparable instrumentation.
- Semiconductor capital-equipment design experience.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 50-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
939
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$157k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (939 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 59 | 939 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 201 | 6078 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 38 d | 50 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $157k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 70 open roles · median 27 d
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 57 open roles · median 41 d
- NVIDIA · 53 open roles · median 63 d
- Teradyne · 47 open roles · median 21 d
- Applied Materials · 46 open roles · median 58 d
- AMD · 44 open roles · median 61 d
How we counted: 939 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.