Equipment Engineer

AMPeers•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

AMPeers is a technology startup based in Houston, TX, focused on developing next-generation REBCO high-temperature superconductor tapes and symmetric tape round (STAR®) superconducting wires. Our technology, originating from the University of Houston, aims to facilitate the widespread use of superconductors in fusion magnets, power transmission, and advanced energy systems. To transition this technology from pilot scale to commercial production, AMPeers is developing specialized manufacturing equipment and processes internally. The Equipment Engineer will be crucial in designing, commissioning, and scaling the tools necessary for reliable, high-throughput superconducting tape and wire manufacturing.

Requirements

Curiosity and comfort with ambiguous hardware problems.
Direct experience building or troubleshooting vacuum thin-film deposition tools.
Control systems experience across at least two of: motion, vacuum, thermal, flow, power.
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or hands-on industry experience.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of tool ownership from concept-to-operation OR 3+ years relevant industrial equipment experience.
Experience with industrial automation stacks (Python, LabVIEW, embedded, PLC, etc.)
Cryogenic, superconducting, or thin-film materials exposure.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and commission thin film vacuum deposition tools, with support from senior engineering staff on complex systems.
Develop motion, thermal, vacuum, gas delivery, and power subsystems for MOCVD, sputtering, e-beam evaporation, or ion-beam deposition platforms.
Generate build-ready CAD models and fabrication drawings.
Troubleshoot tools to improve throughput, uptime, and process repeatability.
Collaborate with manufacturing, safety, and operations to define hardware specs, BOMs, and reliability targets.
Support implementation of automation and software that enables operator-friendly, repeatable manufacturing.