Senior HV/UHV Chamber & Thermal Design Engineer

PhantaField; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PhantaField is seeking a Senior Mechanical, Vacuum and Thermal Engineer to own the chamber hardware for its NanoGalaxy growth tool. You will design the faceplate, heater and susceptor, and work with process engineers to ensure precise temperature control and reliable cooling.

You will translate test results into modular, vendor-ready drawings for contract manufacturers, while ensuring compliance with SEMI S2/S8 and GD&T practices. This is an on-site role in California.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing HV or UHV chambers and heaters for semiconductor equipment.
• Thermal analysis and CFD of heated susceptors and gas flow.
• DFM for weldments and machined parts, and GD&T.
• Released drawings under configuration control in SolidWorks or a similar CAD tool.
• SEMI S2 and S8 mechanical requirements.

Responsibilities

• FACEPLATE: Design an actively cooled faceplate and prove it with a soak test.
• HEATER: Tune the six-zone heater and susceptor toward ±0.5 °C across the wafer.
• CHAMBER: Detail the lid, liner and dual exhaust.
• KITS: Make kitted-module drawings contract manufacturers can build to, and integrate the bought transfer hub and EFEM.
• LAYOUT: Settle the tool footprint and service access with the controls and gas engineers.

Skills

HV/UHV chamber design

Thermal analysis

CFD analysis

GD&T

Weldments/DFM

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

PhantaField is seeking a Senior Mechanical, Vacuum and Thermal Engineer to own the chamber hardware for its NanoGalaxy growth tool. You will design the faceplate, heater and susceptor, and work with process engineers to ensure precise temperature control and reliable cooling.

You will translate test results into modular, vendor-ready drawings for contract manufacturers, while ensuring compliance with SEMI S2/S8 and GD&T practices. This is an on-site role in California.