Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Milpitas, California, United States

Base pay: $141,300–$207,233 annually

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead the mechanical redesign and development of complex ultra-high-vacuum and high-voltage systems for semiconductor inspection.
• Own subsystem architecture, requirements flow-down, interface definition, and technical decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive redesign initiatives focused on performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost.
• Lead tolerance analysis, error budgeting, GD&T strategy, structural, thermal, vibration, vacuum, and reliability analyses.
• Coordinate design reviews, qualification, supplier fabrication, manufacturing transfer, and cross-functional integration.
• Mentor junior engineers, lead root-cause investigations, and support product roadmap and future architecture planning.

Requirements

• Onsite work in Milpitas, California, United States.
• Doctorate with 3 years, master's degree with 6 years, or bachelor's degree with 8 years of related work experience.
• Deep experience in precision mechanical design for semiconductor capital equipment, vacuum systems, electron-beam systems, or precision instrumentation.
• Expertise in UHV design, vacuum hardware, contamination control, vacuum-compatible materials, and high-voltage mechanical integration.
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, error budgeting, design for manufacturing, FEA, thermal and modal analysis, creep, stress relaxation, and structural mechanics.
• Proficiency with Creo, ProE, or similar CAD tools, along with strong technical communication, supplier management, troubleshooting, and data analysis skills.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience measuring, analyzing, troubleshooting, and mitigating vibration in precision systems.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical projects and semiconductor capital equipment integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration across Systems, Electron Optics, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Reliability, and Supply Chain functions.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) with company matching and an employee stock purchase program.
• Paid time off, company holidays, family care and bonding leave, wellness benefits, and employee assistance programs.
• Tuition reimbursement, student debt assistance, financial planning, and career development programs.