Senior Vacuum Systems Mechanical Engineer - Onsite in MA

Johnson Controls; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Bonus plan

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Burlington, MA, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Vacuum Systems, to bring lab concepts into mass production. You will own subsystem designs, perform thermal analyses, and drive reliability and safety in high-vacuum environments.

This onsite role requires strong collaboration and problem-solving in a fast-paced setting. The position emphasizes design ownership, rapid prototyping, and supplier coordination, with relocation support and a bonus plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years industry experience.
• Experience designing vacuum chambers and components for high-vacuum or ultra-high-vacuum environments, including material selection, weld design, and outgassing considerations.
• Proficiency in thermal analysis of vacuum systems, including radiative heat transfer, thermal gradients, and bakeout planning.
• Ability to perform conductance calculations and pumpdown modeling to optimize system performance.
• Experience applying FEA to evaluate structural loads, thermal stresses, and deformation under vacuum.
• Preferred Familiar with metal additive manufacturing, robotics, or industrial automation.
• Experience with rapid prototyping: 3D printing, mill, lathe, laser cutting, CNC, hand tools

Responsibilities

• Component design within the machines in Stack Forging manufacturing system, including automated equipment for material preparation, cutting, inspection, bonding, and assembly
• Run design processes with requirements, specifications, concept generation, concept down-selection, and design reviews
• Document and communicate design process and decisions
• Drive improvement of overall equipment efficiency, manufacturing tolerance, process stability, process monitoring, machine reliability, and automation
• Refine and revisit machine requirements with cross-functional teams from product, process, applications, and operations.
• Proof-of-concept calculations and benchtop testing to inform design decisions
• System and sub-system level design and analysis; utilizing parametric modeling to evaluate trade-offs
• Own & update subsystem designs, BOM, specifications, CAD models, and drawings
• Select and manage external vendors for components and subsystems
• Statistical analysis for assembly tolerance stack up and perform root-cause analyses

Skills

Machine design

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Critical thinking

Reliability and safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEA

CAD

3D printing

CNC

Job description

Johnson Controls in Burlington, MA, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Vacuum Systems, to bring lab concepts into mass production. You will own subsystem designs, perform thermal analyses, and drive reliability and safety in high-vacuum environments.

This onsite role requires strong collaboration and problem-solving in a fast-paced setting. The position emphasizes design ownership, rapid prototyping, and supplier coordination, with relocation support and a bonus plan.