Mechanical Engineering Manager (PVD)

Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States. Onsite role with approximately 10% travel; relocation is not eligible.

Salary: $163,000–$224,000 per year, plus potential bonus and stock awards.

Company

hirify.global develops materials science, engineering solutions, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment used in advanced chips and displays.

What you will do

• Lead and develop mechanical engineers across new product introduction, sustaining, and customer programs.
• Own mechanical execution for PVD chambers, pedestals, electrostatic chucks, process kits, wafer handling, and vacuum hardware.
• Drive architecture decisions that balance performance, manufacturability, cost, reliability, and serviceability.
• Partner with process, systems, electrical, manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams.
• Lead root-cause investigations for field, manufacturing, and customer issues.
• Manage schedules, resources, risks, priorities, supplier capability, and qualification strategies while developing engineering standards.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of semiconductor equipment experience and 2+ years of technical leadership or people management experience.
• Strong mechanical design experience with vacuum systems, RF hardware, thermal management, and precision assemblies.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary development programs from concept through customer release.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coach engineers in GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, thermal analysis, and design reviews.

Nice to have

• Deep PVD experience with process chamber hardware, cathodes, shields, deposition sources, ESCs, pedestals, and process kits.
• Experience with advanced packaging, logic, or memory applications.
• Knowledge of plasma-material interactions, contamination control, vacuum technology, and thermal management.
• Experience with global engineering teams and major semiconductor customers.
• Familiarity with NX, Teamcenter, FEA/CFD tools, and product development processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive environment focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Health and wellbeing programs supporting employees at work and at home.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs.
• Equal opportunity employment and accessibility support.