Senior Mechanical Engineer, PVD & R2R Vacuum Systems

Elevated Materials; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with 4.5% match

12 weeks parental leave

Flexible vacation

Company cell phone

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Elevated Materials, a Bay Area-based innovator in thin-film lithium technology, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer (level V) with 10+ years in designing and scaling PVD evaporation systems for battery manufacturing.

You will integrate plasma processes, RF/DC power delivery, and vacuum hardware into roll-to-roll production, collaborating with process, controls, and manufacturing teams to deliver scalable, high-up-time equipment and robust tool integration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in PVD sputtering and thermal evaporation equipment development.
• 10+ years of experience in 3D CAD design using Creo ProE, NX or SolidWorks.
• Experience in roll-to-roll PVD system design.
• Strong knowledge of dimensioning and tolerancing principles.
• Experience designing and developing thin-film deposition equipment for battery, semiconductor, or solar applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, and improve plasma sources for PVD deposition and surface treatments of web-based substrates for R2R vacuum systems.
• Design, specify and improve evaporation sources for high temperature processing.
• Support mechanical and electrical integration into roll-to-roll vacuum systems.
• Work with suppliers on cathodes, power supplies and vacuum components.
• Support new tool builds, installations, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.

Skills

PVD sputtering

Thermal evaporation

3D CAD design

Vacuum system design

Roll-to-roll design

Independent work

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Mechanical Eng

Electrical Eng

Physics

Tools

Creo/ProE

NX

SolidWorks

CAE modeling

Flow/thermal analysis

Job description

Elevated Materials, a Bay Area-based innovator in thin-film lithium technology, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer (level V) with 10+ years in designing and scaling PVD evaporation systems for battery manufacturing.

You will integrate plasma processes, RF/DC power delivery, and vacuum hardware into roll-to-roll production, collaborating with process, controls, and manufacturing teams to deliver scalable, high-up-time equipment and robust tool integration.