MOCVD Equipment Engineer and On-site Startup

CDimension Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Startup lab/workshop access

Job summary

CDimension Inc. in San Jose is seeking an Equipment Engineer to build, install, commission, and maintain our MOCVD systems and related vacuum, gas delivery, and thermal equipment.

This is a hands-on role with most time spent on the shop floor and in the lab alongside hardware engineers. You will lead on-site installation and startup at customer sites, develop procedures and checklists, and train technicians and customers on operation and upkeep.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of field service or equipment engineering experience in semiconductor, vacuum, or precision instrumentation.
• Demonstrated hands-on work with hand and power tools and with vacuum, gas delivery, and control systems; enjoys assembling, taking apart, and fixing equipment.
• Able to read mechanical drawings, schematics, and P&IDs; basic CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or FreeCAD).
• Able to work independently at customer sites; potential travel for installations and service visits (10% or less).
• Attention to detail with safety consciousness and a willingness to learn new deposition and semiconductor equipment on the job.
• Must have valid right to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and install vacuum chambers, KF/CF/ISO flanges, pumps, valves, gauges, and feedthroughs.
• Build and modify gas lines using tube bending and Swagelok/VCR fittings; install mass flow controllers, regulators, and gas panels.
• Install and service tube furnaces, heaters, and temperature control hardware.
• Lead on-site installation, startup, and commissioning of MOCVD systems at customer sites.
• Develop installation procedures, maintenance checklists, and troubleshooting guides.
• Train internal technicians and customer personnel on operation and upkeep.
• Act as the technical liaison between customers and CDimension engineering, and feed field observations back into product improvement.

Skills

Field service

Equipment engineering

Semiconductor

Vacuum systems

Gas delivery

CAD (SolidWorks)

Hands-on hardware

Read drawings/schematics

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

FreeCAD

LabVIEW

PLC

Job description

CDimension Inc. in San Jose is seeking an Equipment Engineer to build, install, commission, and maintain our MOCVD systems and related vacuum, gas delivery, and thermal equipment.

This is a hands-on role with most time spent on the shop floor and in the lab alongside hardware engineers. You will lead on-site installation and startup at customer sites, develop procedures and checklists, and train technicians and customers on operation and upkeep.