Lead Mechanical Engineer, Product Development – Semiconductors

FormFactor, Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 94,100 - 123,480; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Quarterly profit-sharing bonuses

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer, Product Development, to lead design of complex mechanical and electro-mechanical components on site. The role emphasizes SolidWorks, design reviews, and collaboration with customers to shape requirements and solutions.

The candidate will document designs, support ECO processes, and drive product quality while interacting with manufacturing and engineering teams. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s; or PhD without experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document mechanical and electro-mechanical parts, assemblies, and subsystems using SolidWorks.
• Evaluate trade-offs among performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability, and customer requirements.
• Perform technical analysis, tolerance assessment, prototype evaluation, and troubleshooting to improve manufacturability, cost, and quality.
• Participate in customer-facing technical discussions to understand requirements and support analysis and product improvement.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation (drawings, BOMs, specs, test plans, ECOs) per company processes.

Skills

Mechanical design

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Tolerance analysis

Materials properties

Manufacturing processes

Modeling

Scientific instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering (with/without experience)

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer, Product Development, to lead design of complex mechanical and electro-mechanical components on site. The role emphasizes SolidWorks, design reviews, and collaboration with customers to shape requirements and solutions.

The candidate will document designs, support ECO processes, and drive product quality while interacting with manufacturing and engineering teams. Occasional travel may be required.