System Design Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Milpitas, California, United States. The role may require up to 25% travel within the United States and internationally.

Base pay: $159,500–$233,967 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics for chip manufacturers.

What you will do

• Architect, integrate, and validate advanced semiconductor inspection subsystems and tools.
• Define system-level requirements, subsystem interfaces, and technical tradeoffs across optical, mechanical, electrical, controls, and software domains.
• Develop and validate metrology solutions for system health, process stability, calibration, and performance monitoring.
• Drive contamination-control strategies covering materials, cleanliness, outgassing, and diagnostics.
• Own precision motion-control requirements, including stability, repeatability, jitter, synchronized trajectories, and closed-loop performance.
• Lead integration, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, technical reviews, and roadmap planning while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Doctorate with at least 3 years of related experience, master's degree with at least 6 years, or bachelor's degree with at least 8 years.
• Experience with semiconductor equipment, vacuum-based systems, metrology, precision mechanisms, or multidisciplinary tools.
• Strong analytical skills using Python, MATLAB, statistical methods, design of experiments, modeling, and performance analysis.
• Experience independently leading cross-functional technical problem solving.
• Experience with in-situ diagnostics or metrology, contamination control, outgassing evaluation, optics or chamber cleanliness, and precision motion control.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML, or requirements tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) with company matching and an employee stock purchase program.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.
• Tuition reimbursement, student debt assistance, financial planning, wellness, and employee assistance programs.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.