Mechanical Engineering Intern - Hands-on Chip Equipment

Fab2; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Lunches daily

Dinners 3x per week

Stocked office kitchen

Weekly learning & development

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Visa sponsorship

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Fab2 is seeking full‑stack mechanical engineering interns to join our winter term. The internship starts in January and runs 4–8 months.

You’ll touch structures, optics, robotics, heat transfer, physics, and chemistry as we rebuild chip fabrication, with significant ownership and mission‑critical work. A portfolio showing what you’ve built is required; ideal candidates ship medium-to-high complexity projects through personal or internship work.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in engineering.
• Ability to learn quickly and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Hands-on prototyping experience and the ability to move through design cycles quickly.
• Hands-on experience with electromechanical assembly design and analysis from coursework, internships, or personal projects.
• Strong foundation in mechanical engineering (SolidWorks/Onshape, simulation, materials selection).
• Familiarity with semiconductor processing— ALD, CVD, PVD, photolithography, etc.
• Experience with KiCad/Altium, microcontrollers, embedded systems, digital circuits.
• Experience in optical engineering, precision machine design, or vacuum systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and build semiconductor fabrication equipment.
• Write mechanical drawings and documentation.
• Perform detailed analysis and simulations to evaluate electromechanical designs.
• Drive prototypes into production in collaboration with our manufacturing and supply chain teams.

Skills

Hands-on prototyping

Troubleshooting problems

Learning quickly

Mechanical engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

Simulation software

Job description

Fab2 is seeking full‑stack mechanical engineering interns to join our winter term. The internship starts in January and runs 4–8 months.

You’ll touch structures, optics, robotics, heat transfer, physics, and chemistry as we rebuild chip fabrication, with significant ownership and mission‑critical work. A portfolio showing what you’ve built is required; ideal candidates ship medium-to-high complexity projects through personal or internship work.