Manufacturing Engineer, NPI for In-House Chip Tools

Fab2; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Visa sponsorship

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

401(k)

Learning & Development

Commuter Benefits

Lunches & Snacks

Job summary

fab2 in Austin designs and builds semiconductor tooling and manufacturing equipment. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you own how our hardware gets made—from the first design review through mature, repeatable production.

You’ll partner with design engineers from day one, applying a manufacturing mind to reduce part count, lower cycle time, and protect design intent. You then own the NPI process and scale up first builds to production.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in manufacturing, process, or NPI engineering for complex mechanical or electromechanical hardware.
• Strong command of GD&T.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing methods; CNC machining, sheet metal, welding, finishing.
• Ability to develop a manufacturing or assembly process from a drawing/CAD model and take it from first build to repeatable production.
• Experience designing fixtures, jigs, and tooling to improve assembly or fabrication.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for fixture design, DFM marks, and process work.
• Comfort working directly with design engineers, technicians, machinists, and assemblers on the floor.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineers from the earliest concept stage.
• Participate in design reviews and influence manufacturability, assembly, cost, cycle time, and complexity while preserving design intent.
• Provide GD&T and process feedback on drawings.
• Own the NPI process for new tools and components.
• Stand up and lead first builds turning a released design into physical hardware.
• Design and build fixtures, jigs, and tooling to make assembly faster, more repeatable, more ergonomic, or possible in the first place.
• Own processes for the life of the product; track quality issues, recurring defects, rework, chronic breakages, and out-of-spec conditions, and continuously improve the process, the design feedback, and the tolerances.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process documentation, travelers, and acceptance criteria that let technicians build and inspect consistently.
• Select and specify manufacturing methods, tooling, and equipment; qualify processes and drive them to capability.
• Lead root-cause investigations on build failures, leaks, and defects, and implement corrective actions that stick.
• Support inspection and acceptance of high-risk parts and assemblies; machined parts, vacuum components, sheet metal, and precision assemblies.
• Take on overarching, cross-cutting projects that raise the productivity and capability of the whole production organization.

Skills

GD&T

Collaboration with design engineers

Assembly process knowledge

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks)

Fixture design tools

Job description

fab2 in Austin designs and builds semiconductor tooling and manufacturing equipment. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you own how our hardware gets made—from the first design review through mature, repeatable production.

You’ll partner with design engineers from day one, applying a manufacturing mind to reduce part count, lower cycle time, and protect design intent. You then own the NPI process and scale up first builds to production.