Mechanical Engineer Principal

Applied Materials•Billerica, MA

27d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll leverage your strong foundation in physics, mathematics, and materials science to process and resolve mechanical problems, design and implement custom mechanical tooling and associated processes, and enable the handling, assembly, and disassembly of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies throughout the product life cycle. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and modifying mechanical engineering layouts, schematics, and specifications. You will oversee manufacturing and installation processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations-- and you'll coordinate the procurement and assembly of mechanical components and equipment for design projects, identifying sources of critical parts and subsystems to resolve technical issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
10-15 years of experience
Deep technical expertise in equipment design, assembly and part fabrication
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to explain difficult or sensitive information and to build consensus

Nice To Haves

Experience with semiconductor equipment, especially wet processing equipment, is preferred

Responsibilities

Independently develop and implement concepts for a range of significantly complex product engineering solutions
Determine appropriate material and fabrication processes for parts.
Lead or execute engineering projects and spearhead the mechanical aspects as part of the R&D team
Identify and troubleshoot a wide range of significantly complex engineering problems
Specify or perform significantly complex engineering analysis and FEA simulation.
Perform tolerance analysis on parts and assemblies.
Communicate with internal and external customers regarding significantly complex engineering issues to address customers’ important needs.
Review and understand product specifications and invent new or improved sub-systems to intercept future needs.
Work with electrical engineering, chemical engineering, and software engineering groups to generate the mechanical aspects of equipment solutions.
Specify engineering tests for mechanical systems and oversee technicians that will implement assembly and testing.
Interpret complex engineering layouts, schematics, drawings, and specifications
Specify and review engineering documentation and engineering processes
Visit manufacturing and customer sites to identify and resolve first time issues