Head of Mechanisms & Fluid Systems Engineering

Atomic-Machines; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Atomic Machines seeks a senior leader to head Mechanisms and Fluid Systems in the Bay Area. You will build and mentor a multi-disciplinary team, shape architecture with principal engineers, and guide design and production activities in a hybrid fab environment.

You will lead high-precision, multi-physics development for next-gen micro-machines, coordinating across device, process, AI, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering.

Qualifications

• 15+ years developing complex integrated systems, including 7+ years managing engineering teams.
• Currently managing at least five people directly, with experience scaling a team toward 25.
• Proven track record hiring top engineers and growing them into leads and managers.
• Deep expertise in precision engineering, machine design, systems development, and the fundamentals to back it up.
• Experience delivering complete systems from concept through qualification and sustained volume production.
• Ability turning ambiguous requirements and new process physics into working machines with customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Mechanisms and Fluid Systems teams and build the org to expand Matter Compiler capabilities.
• Set technical direction and own delivery across multiple Nodes in a Hybrid Fab.
• Develop managers and technical leads who can operate independently with autonomy.
• Oversee Node performance, throughput, reliability, and cost through architecture and leadership.
• Establish engineering standards and drive problem solving using frameworks like DMAIC.

Skills

Leadership of engineering teams

Mechanical system design

Precision engineering

Team scaling to 25

Hiring top engineers

Operations leadership

DMAIC

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

DMAIC

Job description

Atomic Machines seeks a senior leader to head Mechanisms and Fluid Systems in the Bay Area. You will build and mentor a multi-disciplinary team, shape architecture with principal engineers, and guide design and production activities in a hybrid fab environment.

You will lead high-precision, multi-physics development for next-gen micro-machines, coordinating across device, process, AI, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering.