Manufacturing Engineer — Semiconductor Tooling & Fab Build

Fab2; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Visa Sponsorship

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) retirement plan

Weekly Learning & Development"

Commuter Benefits including Parking

Lunches daily, Dinners 3x per week

Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks

Job summary

fab2, an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and a lab/office in Austin, TX, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer. You will bridge development and production, shaping designs for manufacturability and developing processes, fixtures, and work instructions that build current and next-generation tools.

You will lead the design and qualification of assembly processes, build fixtures and workstations, and train technicians to ramp from first article to repeatable

Qualifications

• 3+ years developing assembly processes for electro‑mechanical systems.
• Track record designing fixtures, tooling, and workstations, and writing work instructions technicians use.
• Hands‑on experience assembling, soldering, and testing builds to develop the process.
• Fluency in CAD models, drawings, and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and qualify assembly processes for components, tools, and fabs.
• Design and build cleanroom workstations and cells that reconfigure as designs change.
• Design fixtures, jigs, and assembly aids, and make them in-house using our machine shop, 3D printers, and laser cutters.
• Write work instructions and travelers from CAD models, drawings, and BOMs.
• Build first units of tools to work out the process before handing it to production.
• Find and fix the root cause of build defects and test failures.
• Shape designs for manufacturability and flag gaps between as-designed and as-built.
• Select, qualify, and maintain production equipment such as torque tools, solder stations, and test fixtures.
• Support bring-up and installation of tools and fabs.
• Train technicians and ramp builds from first article to repeatable production.

Skills

Process development

Fixture design

Soldering & test

CAD/BOM proficiency

Tools

ERP/MES familiarity

Job description

fab2, an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and a lab/office in Austin, TX, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer. You will bridge development and production, shaping designs for manufacturability and developing processes, fixtures, and work instructions that build current and next-generation tools.

You will lead the design and qualification of assembly processes, build fixtures and workstations, and train technicians to ramp from first article to repeatable