Senior Mechanical Engineer

Actalent

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Hospital Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Health Savings Account
Transportation Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
Vacation Leave
Sick Leave

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a senior Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and commission vacuum-based thin-film deposition equipment, including PVD, sputtering, evaporation, and plasma systems. You will collaborate with process, controls, manufacturing, and supplier teams to troubleshoot, qualify builds, and scale systems from R&D to production.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in vacuum processing equipment, strong 3D CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and expertise in vacuum, deposition

Qualifications

  • Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a technical discipline with 10+ years of experience in vacuum/PVD/sputtering/evaporation/plasma-processing equipment.
  • Experience owning designs through fabrication, integration, testing and commissioning; strong CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis and vacuum-system expertise.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering
PVD Equipment Design
Sputtering Systems
Thermal Evaporation
Vacuum Systems
Plasma Processing
3D CAD
GD&T
Tolerance Analysis
Design for Manufacturing
RF/DC Power Delivery
Thermal Management
Equipment Integration
Troubleshooting
Roll-to-Roll Systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Job description

Design, develop, integrate, and commission mechanical hardware for vacuum-based thin-film deposition and material-processing equipment, including PVD, sputtering, evaporation, and plasma systems. Collaborate with process, controls, manufacturing, and supplier teams to troubleshoot equipment, qualify builds, and scale systems from R&D and pilot use into production.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline, plus approximately 10 or more years of experience developing vacuum, PVD, sputtering, thermal evaporation, or plasma-processing equipment. Candidates should have strong 3D CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, vacuum-system, deposition-source, power-delivery, and thermal-management expertise, with experience owning designs through fabrication, integration, testing, and commissioning.

Key Skills
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • PVD Equipment Design
  • Sputtering Systems
  • Thermal Evaporation
  • Vacuum Systems
  • Plasma Processing
  • 3D CAD
  • Engineering Drawings
  • GD&T
  • Tolerance Analysis
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • RF/DC Power Delivery
  • Thermal Management
  • Equipment Integration
  • Troubleshooting
  • Roll-to-Roll Systems
Benefits
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Hospital Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Health Savings Account
  • Transportation Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Vacation Leave
  • Sick Leave
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