Staff Mechatronic Engineer - USA - San Jose, CA, United States
$94,000 - $140,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves working with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to develop force sensing and haptics actuator modules and bring them to mass production. Your work will focus on integrating these modules into products such as Laptops, Mobile phones, Automotive steering wheels & smart surfaces, Fitness Trackers, and Industrial display panels.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute electro-mechanical designs from concept to fabrication backed by engineering analysis.
- Assist in fabrication, assembly, and testing activities from Proof-of-Concepts to mass production projects.
- Perform finite element analysis (FEA) and electromagnetic simulation and optimization on module designs.
- Travel to manufacturing partners (domestic and international) to help bring up production line.
- Travel to customer locations (domestic and international) to provide technical support.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of work experience designing real world products.
- Creative problem solving in designing electro-mechanical assemblies from concept to fabrication.
- Working knowledge of fabrication methods such as CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, sheet metal stamping, and assembly techniques.
- Excellent skill in 3D CAD modeling mechanical drawing.
- Good understanding of materials, structural mechanics, sensors, and electromagnetic actuators.
- Familiarity with DFM (design for manufacturing) and performance and reliability testing.
- Working knowledge of electronics and circuits.
- Hands-on experience with fabrication and assembly tools (including 3D printing, laser cutting).
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Nice to have
- Consumer electronics experience.
- Proficiency with electromagnetic simulation tools such as COMSOL.
Skills: electro-mechanical designs, fabrication, assembly, FEA, electromagnetic simulation, DFM
This role has been open 28 days — well below the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3759
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Semtech | All employers we track in this specialty (3759 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 3759 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 18 | 9815 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 19 d | 55 d (−36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: electro-mechanical designs, fabrication, assembly, FEA, electromagnetic simulation, DFM
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 611 open roles · median 55 d
- Lam Research · 543 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 287 open roles · median 42 d
- KLA Corporation · 249 open roles · median 70 d
- ASML · 196 open roles · median 68 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 82 d
How we counted: 3759 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.