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Staff Mechanical Engineer
| Company | Onto Innovation |
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| Location | Milpitas, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $126000 – $180000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 8+ years’ experience working as a mechanical design engineer
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering (strong preference for mechanical engineering)
- Proficient in motion control, including servo tuning, stage control, and automation mapping
- Deep understanding of vibration analysis, modal analysis, and VC (Vibration Criteria) standards
- Experience with isolation systems and designing for micron- and nanometer-level accuracy
- Familiarity with system architecture, design requirements, and technical specifications for high-performance systems
- Demonstrated capability with manual machining and fabrication equipment, mill, lathe, welding
- Proficiency with hand measurement tools
- Demonstrated capability with stress, deflection and modal analysis using FEA programs
- Demonstrated capability with the flow and thermal analysis using CFD/FEA programs
- Ability to architect basic mechatronic systems, select motors, sensors, drive components, etc. based on satisfying system requirements
- Experience implementing motion control systems
- Experience with microcontrollers, Arduino, Pi Proficient with accelerometers and spectrum analyzer to quantify and diagnose a vibration
- Skilled with contact and non-contact measurement types, indicators, cap gages, interferometer, to measure mechanical errors and drifts
- Experience delivering high purity gases
- Basic LabView experience
- Experience with photo contamination, methods of prevention, and DUV systems
- Experience designing mechanical systems for very clean environments, semiconductor, biotech, food systems are all applicable
- Skill using mathematical modeling software
- Demonstrated technical depth in concept design of complex mechanical systems
- Ability to recognize and design simple and elegant structures
- Ability to justify and quantify performance-based metrics that led to their design decisions
- Demonstrated ability to create clear reports and documentation
- Highly collaborative and team-oriented personality with a strong desire to succeed
- Experience with 3D CAD design and finite element analysis (SolidWorks preferred)
- Strong background in precision mechanics, mechatronics, and electromechanical system design
- Ability to lead small teams of engineers.
Responsibilities
- The engineer will be responsible for developing hardware and tooling concepts
- Perform detailed design calculations and analyses
- Perform detailed design of optical mounts, sub-micron precision adjustment, and positioning mechanisms, assembly, and test of prototype systems
- Finalize the design through product release for current and future metrology instruments
- Depending on the size and scope of the project, this work may be done by the engineer alone, or by a small team of engineers and designers.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
