We’re looking for an ambitious Mechanical Engineer to take responsibility for designing capital equipment and facilities systems, working across multiple engineering disciplines. You'll be working with an experienced team of mechanical and electrical engineers to take a pragmatic approach to equipment and facility design. You’ll be responsible for whole projects, pulling in the talents of others when needed.
This position will work out of our South San Francisco location.
ResponsibilitiesDesigning, building, testing, and optimizing systems for high-volume capital equipment and high vacuum manufacturing equipment.
Prototyping and integration of new system functions to enhance existing equipment
Managing multiple domestic and international suppliers to construct parts and assemblies on time and within budget
Effective communication skills and ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
RequirementsBachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field with 15+ years of applicable engineering design experience for high-volume, low-cost manufacturing tools.
Experience in 2D and 3D CAD (specifically AutoCAD and SolidWorks), proficiency in PDM and/or PLM software and systems, experience with welded steel frames, sheet metal, machined parts, process piping design and related connections, and documentation for high-volume builds.
Experience with electrical and pipe routing design such as high purity gases, caustic and explosive gases, manual and automatic valves, and experience with their appropriate use. Experience with commercially available piping connection systems for high pressure and high vacuum, welding methods, and applicable safety considerations for these systems. Experience with mechanical automation, repetitive moving systems, material flow, robotics, precision alignment of large tools, and facilities design.
Strong analytical skills to investigate and provide solutions for problems across multiple systems within a facility
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
The position is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s job duties, experience, and expertise. We will also consider higher level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessDevelop and maintain material tracking and data collection systems
Coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders, including R&D engineers and technicians, to deliver scalable and actionable software solutions
Assist in database optimization and application troubleshooting, document workflows, and improve visibility of data and software issues among internal teams
Assist in web service and backend development
Follow development best practices for software engineering, infrastructure, and real-time data processing, sourcing and implementing solutions as needed
The position is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s job duties, experience, and location. We will also consider higher-level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe are seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to bridge advanced materials development with real-world hardware applications. This role is highly hands-on and execution-focused, translating technical strategy into experiments, prototypes, and validated performance data that inform both engineering decisions and customer-facing outcomes.
You will work closely with the Director of Engineering to execute development plans, troubleshoot technical challenges in real time, and ensure that materials and processes are effectively integrated into functional systems.
This position is located in our San Jose office. ResponsibilitiesTechnical Execution: Carry out the day-to-day engineering tasks, experiments, and project deliverables aligned with the Director’s technical strategy.
Hands-on Assembly & Testing: Support the integration of our materials by executing physical assembly, bonding processes, and performance testing.
Data & Reporting: Gather, analyze, and document technical data from tests to provide the Director with the insights needed for customer and executive updates.
Problem Solving: Act as the primary troubleshooter when technical issues arise during development, finding practical solutions to keep projects moving forward.
Cross-Functional Support: Help coordinate between internal engineering teams and external customer requests to ensure project alignment.
RequirementsEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware engineering, product assembly, or materials testing.
Core Skills: Strong background in a lab or testing environment with a proven ability to work with physical hardware and materials.
Adaptability: A flexible mindset with the ability to take high-level direction from leadership and turn it into actionable daily tasks.
Communication: Clear verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with the Director and internal teammates.
The position is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s job duties, experience, and location. We will also consider higher-level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessSample Preparation & Processing: Set up, operate, clean, and maintain specialized lapping, grinding, dry etching, and polishing equipment, including the manual preparation of required slurries.
Material Processing: Perform precision preparation and cleaning of samples through expert mounting, lapping, grinding, dry etching, and polishing workflows.
Engineering & Inspection Support: Assist the engineering team with various non-standard tests, specialized inspections, and ad-hoc laboratory procedures as required.
Equipment & Lab Maintenance: Conduct minor maintenance, troubleshooting, and routine upkeep of laboratory and machine shop equipment, tools, and workspaces.
Project Management & Communication: Maintain accurate system documentation and proactively update stakeholders on backlog status, project timelines, and operational progress.
RequirementsEducation: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or engineering field.
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience working directly in a professional lapping, grinding, and/or polishing environment.
Equipment Knowledge: Proven familiarity with industrial mechanical lapping and polishing equipment from industry-standard brands (e.g., LapMaster, Ravasum, Applied Materials, Engis).
Technical Inspection Skills: Demonstrated knowledge of advanced surface measurement and technical inspection techniques.
Physical & Operational Capability: Strong operational competency with abrasive equipment and the physical ability to lift at least 50 lbs in a laboratory setting.
Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe are seeking an on-site R&D Test Engineer to join our AI Chips team. This role will work closely with the thermal/mechanical/reliability lead to execute thermal testing, coordinate reliability testing, design and develop custom test hardware and fixtures for customer prototyping of single-crystal diamond applications on AI customer chips, and generate engineering insights that guide customer engagements and product development.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on thermal or mechanical engineer with strong technical problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to support fast-paced customer and internal development programs.
This position will be located out of our San Jose office. ResponsibilitiesSupport customer prototyping projects through design and development of mechanical fixtures and experimental apparatus using CAD software, and coordinate fabrication with internal and external machine shops.
Coordinate accelerated lifetime reliability testing and environmental stress testing per industry standards to validate long-term performance and durability of SCD-on-silicon attachment methods, package integrity.
Design, build, operate, and troubleshoot thermal characterization test platforms to evaluate SCD thermal solutions on thermal test vehicles (TTVs) and customer hardware.
Develop assembly processes for prototype hardware, including thermal interfaces, mounted cooling solutions, and instrumentation integration as needed.
Manage project schedules, technical risks, cross-functional communication, customer updates, and technical reports.
RequirementsDegree & Experience: BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, with 2+ years of experience in mechanical/thermal engineering, test engineering, or product development.
Thermal & Reliability Testing: Experience with laboratory instrumentation and data acquisition systems (Preferred: thermal testing/characterization for packaged devices, liquid cooling solutions like fans/cold plates, and reliability/environmental stress testing).
Software & Simulation: Proficiency with CAD software (SolidWorks preferred) (Preferred: familiarity with FEA and CFD tools such as ANSYS Mechanical/Fluent, Icepak, or COMSOL).
Data Analysis & Fabrication: Experience creating engineering drawings to support fabrication, alongside data processing and analysis using MATLAB, Python, Excel, JMP, or similar tools (Preferred: familiarity with IC packaging, metrology, or failure analysis).
Professional Attributes: Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with a hands-on, detail-oriented mindset, comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced R&D environment.
The position is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s job duties, experience, and location. We will also consider higher-level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe are seeking an on-site R&D Process Engineer to join our AI Chips team. This role will support customer prototyping and internal process development for advanced packaging applications, with a focus on integrating single-crystal diamond with AI customer devices to demonstrate thermal and performance benefits.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on process engineer with strong technical problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to support fast-paced customer and internal development programs.
This position will be located in our San Jose office. ResponsibilitiesSupport customer prototyping projects to integrate single-crystal diamond with customer devices and demonstrate thermal and performance benefits.
Develop advanced packaging and bonding processes adaptable to diverse customer device designs, material stacks, package configurations, and integration requirements.
Evaluate, select, and optimize bonding technologies, including pressure/pressureless sintering, thermocompression, surface/plasma-activated bonding, and emerging methods.
Drive internal process development and validation, including cleaning, metallization, DOE-based bonding optimizations, process characterization, failure analysis, and reliability testing.
Manage end-to-end project execution, covering schedules, technical risks, cross-functional communication, customer updates, and technical reports.
RequirementsBachelor’s or advanced degree in materials science, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related field.
Experience in semiconductor packaging, advanced materials, process engineering, device integration, or related technical development is preferred.
Familiarity with bonding, thin-film deposition, surface preparation, metrology, failure analysis, reliability testing, or similar process technologies is desirable.
Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new materials, tools, and processes.
Good communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, hands-on, detail-oriented, motivated, and comfortable working in a fast-paced development environment.
The position is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s job duties, experience, and location. We will also consider higher-level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Read LessWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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