Equipment Engineer

Ampeers; Georgia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage with preventive care

Vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AMPeers in Houston, TX, seeks an Equipment Engineer to design and scale vacuum deposition tools for high-temperature superconducting tapes. You will develop motion, thermal, vacuum subsystems and create CAD drawings, primarily with SolidWorks, to support production.

Requires a BS in engineering and hands-on hardware experience. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• Curiosity and comfort with ambiguous hardware problems.
• Direct experience building or troubleshooting vacuum thin-film deposition tools.
• Control systems experience across at least two of: motion, vacuum, thermal, flow, power.
• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, or hands-on industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and commission thin film vacuum deposition tools, with support from senior engineering staff on complex systems.
• Develop motion, thermal, vacuum, gas delivery, and power subsystems for MOCVD, sputtering, e-beam evaporation, or ion-beam deposition platforms.
• Generate build-ready CAD models and fabrication drawings. (Software: SolidWorks or other CAD)
• Troubleshoot tools to improve throughput, uptime, and process repeatability.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, safety, and operations to define hardware specs, BOMs, and reliability targets.
• Support implementation of automation and software that enables operator-friendly, repeatable manufacturing.

Skills

Curiosity and problem solving

Vacuum thin-film deposition tools

Control systems (motion, vacuum, etc.)

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Equipment Engineer - AMPeers

Location: Houston, TX, on-site

Department: Engineering

Salary: Based on experience

Background & Job Description:

Discovered at the University of Houston in 1987, high temperature superconducting (HTS) tape delivers dramatically higher current densities than copper and aluminum with near-zero resistance

AMPeers is a technology startup out of Houston, TX, developing next-generation REBCO high-temperature superconductor tapes and symmetric tape round (STAR®) superconducting wires. Spun out of the University of Houston, our technology enables the widespread adoption of superconductors in fusion magnets, power transmission, and next-generation energy systems.

To bring this technology from pilot scale to commercial production, AMPeers is building specialized manufacturing equipment and processes in-house. The Equipment Engineer will play a central role in designing, commissioning, and scaling the tools that enable reliable, high-throughput superconducting tape and wire production.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and commission thin film vacuum deposition tools, with support from senior engineering staff on complex systems.


• Develop motion, thermal, vacuum, gas delivery, and power subsystems for MOCVD, sputtering, e-beam evaporation, or ion-beam deposition platforms.


• Generate build-ready CAD models and fabrication drawings. (Software: SolidWorks or other CAD)


• Troubleshoot tools to improve throughput, uptime, and process repeatability.


• Collaborate with manufacturing, safety, and operations to define hardware specs, BOMs, and reliability targets.


• Support implementation of automation and software that enables operator-friendly, repeatable manufacturing.

Requirements:

• Curiosity and comfort with ambiguous hardware problems.


• Direct experience building or troubleshooting vacuum thin-film deposition tools.


• Control systems experience across at least two of: motion, vacuum, thermal, flow, power.


• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or hands-on industry experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• 2+ years of tool ownership from concept-to-operation OR 3+ years relevant industrial equipment experience.


• Experience with industrial automation stacks (Python, LabVIEW, embedded, PLC, etc.)


• Cryogenic, superconducting, or thin-film materials exposure.

What we offer

• Medical coverage (HMO and PPO plan options)


• Dental coverage with 100% no-deductible preventive care


• Vision coverage


• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance


• 401(k) plan with company contribution

AMPeers is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds.