Lead Mechanical Engineer

Exyte; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Exentec Abatement seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer / Project Manager to lead development and delivery of advanced semiconductor gas abatement systems. You will guide design, validation, and optimization across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals.

Responsibilities include project leadership, mentorship, NPI support, and driving manufacturing documentation while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering required.
• 10+ years in mechanical engineering, product development or industrial systems.
• Proven track record leading complex projects from concept to production.
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, resource planning and risk management.
• Expertise in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and materials.
• Experience designing and integrating mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control components.
• Proficient with CAD; SolidWorks experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineering projects from concept through commercialization, meeting scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety goals.
• Guide design, integration, validation, and continuous improvement of wet scrubbing, thermal destruction, and related process technologies.
• Lead cross-functional teams and align solutions with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers and technicians.
• Advance the product roadmap through collaboration with customers, suppliers, manufacturing, and service teams.
• Monitor project performance and provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve technical, schedule, and resource challenges to ensure successful project execution.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Serviceability (DFS), and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Materials engineering

Cross-disciplinary design

CAD / SolidWorks

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Discover your exciting role

Exentec Abatement develops advanced environmental technologies that help semiconductor manufacturers reduce emissions, improve safety, and achieve sustainability goals. Join a growing team shaping the future of semiconductor gas abatement through engineering innovation and execution.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer / Project Manager provides technical and project leadership for the development and delivery of advanced semiconductor gas abatement systems.

• Lead complex engineering projects from concept through commercialization, meeting scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety goals.
• Guide the design, integration, validation, and continuous improvement of wet scrubbing, thermal destruction, and related process technologies.
• Lead cross-functional teams and align solutions with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers and technicians.
• Advance the product roadmap through collaboration with customers, suppliers, manufacturing, and service teams.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence

  • Lead the design, development, validation, and deployment of advanced semiconductor gas abatement systems and associated technologies.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in mechanical and process system design, providing technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Perform engineering analysis, including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, structural assessments, and system performance evaluations.
  • Research, evaluate, and specify materials, components, and technologies to optimize product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
  • Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for complex technical issues affecting product performance, quality, or customer satisfaction.
  • Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Serviceability (DFS), and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure engineering designs comply with applicable codes, standards, safety requirements, and customer specifications.

  Project Management & Execution

  • Monitor project performance and provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
  • Identify and resolve technical, schedule, and resource challenges to ensure successful project execution.
  • Drive accountability for project deliverables while maintaining focus on quality, safety, and customer expectations.
  • Facilitate design reviews, project gate reviews, and executive project updates.

  Team Leadership & Mentorship

  • Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers through technical guidance, coaching, and knowledge transfer.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
  • Support engineering best practices, design standards, documentation processes, and project management methodologies.
  • Lead by example in technical rigor, professionalism, customer focus, and problem-solving.

  Product Development & Validation

  • Experience in laboratory testing, pilot studies, field evaluations, and product validation efforts.
  • Establish test plans, acceptance criteria, and validation protocols to verify system performance and reliability.
  • Analyze test data and implement engineering improvements based on findings.
  • Support new product introduction (NPI) efforts and transition designs into production.
  • Develop manufacturing documentation, operating procedures, installation instructions, and service documentation.

Show your expertise

Required Qualifications

• • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, product development, process equipment design, or industrial systems engineering.
  • Demonstrated success leading complex engineering projects from concept through production release.
  • Strong project management skills including budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, and risk management.
  • Advanced understanding of mechanical systems, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and materials engineering.
  • Experience designing and integrating mechanical, process, electrical, instrumentation, and control system components.
  • Proficiency with CAD software and 3D modeling tools; SolidWorks experience preferred.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred

• Experience with semiconductor manufacturing equipment, gas abatement systems, scrubbers, thermal oxidizers, or chemical process equipment.
• Experience with PLC controls, instrumentation, and industrial automation systems.
• Familiarity with pressure systems, hazardous gas handling, environmental compliance, and process safety principles.