Senior Member of Technical Staff - Mechanical Engineer

Mattson Technology, Inc., a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.

Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment that utilizes innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits. Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog /power device manufacturers worldwide. Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.

In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing’s E-Town Capital. Our new investor’s vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers. In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai’s STAR Exchange. As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.

We encourage you to consider a career at Mattson Technology. Mattson Technology recognizes that to recruit and retain a team of highly qualified employees, we must invest in our employees and therefore, we offer a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Senior Mechanical Member of Technical Staff (Sr. MTS, Mechanical Engineering)

Mattson Technology is seeking a Senior Mechanical Member of Technical Staff (MTS) to join our Platforms Engineering Team. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for the mechanical architecture, detailed design execution, and lifecycle support of core platform subsystems used across multiple product lines. You will drive robust, scalable designs that meet demanding semiconductor manufacturing requirements for precision, reliability, cleanliness, uptime, and serviceability.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep mechanical expertise, strong system-level thinking, and effective cross-functional collaboration with electrical, software, manufacturing, supply chain, service, and field teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute novel mechanical designs from concept through release, including:
• 3D solid modeling and design development
• 2D drawings and documentation
• Bills of material (BOM)
• Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
• Test specifications, functional specifications, and product specifications
• Manage communications and expectations with internal stakeholders as well as external customers and vendors to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
• Use and maintain accurate project documentation and configurations using tools such as SAP, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER (Creo), and common office software applications.
• Provide hands-on engineering support in the lab and manufacturing as needed to enable installation, integration, and testing of parts and assemblies delivered to customer systems.
• Solve complex engineering problems using sound judgment and analytical methods, including tolerance stack-up analysis, heat transfer analysis, stress analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), and system-level mechanical integration.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical design and engineering fundamentals with proven ability to deliver robust designs.
• Good understanding of vacuum fundamentals and automation/mechatronics components such as robotics, motors, and actuators.
• Hands-on skills are essential, with the ability to troubleshoot hardware, assemblies, and integration issues in lab and manufacturing environments.
• Strong skills in change management, problem solving, and clear technical communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior design experience with semiconductor processing equipment is preferred but not required.