Principal Mechanical Architect (Semiconductor Equipment)

Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States; onsite day shift

Salary: $94,100–$123,480 per year, plus benefits and potential quarterly profit-sharing bonuses.

Company

hirify.global provides semiconductor test and measurement technologies for wafer characterization, modeling, reliability, qualification, and production testing.

What you will do

• Define mechanical architectures for semiconductor wafer probing and test systems.
• Architect precision motion and positioning systems, including stages, actuators, flexures, bearings, guide systems, and encoders.
• Lead wafer handling, alignment, support, and chucking system development, including vacuum distribution, thermal management, planarity, and Z-height control.
• Analyze and resolve vibration, resonance, stiffness, thermal stability, and dynamic-performance issues using FEA, modal analysis, tolerance analysis, and thermal-mechanical simulations.
• Lead designs from concept through prototyping, qualification, release, production ramp, and customer support.
• Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, controls, software, optical, automation, manufacturing, supplier, and customer teams.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 3 years with a master's degree, or a PhD without experience; equivalent experience is accepted.
• Expertise in precision motion systems, positioning stages, servo systems, actuators, encoders, and advanced mechanical mechanisms.
• Experience with semiconductor equipment, wafer probers, precision test systems, wafer chucks, wafer alignment, or related capital equipment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical dynamics, structural stiffness, vibration control, thermal stability, precision positioning, and tolerance analysis.
• Experience integrating mechanical, electrical, sensor, controls, and software subsystems into complex electromechanical platforms.
• Experience with SolidWorks, Creo, FEA tools, MATLAB, Simulink, or equivalent engineering analysis software.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional work across multidisciplinary engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off and flexible spending or savings accounts.
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus eligibility.