MEMS Fabrication Engineer- Actuator Systems

We’re looking for a hands-on MEMS Fabrication Engineer to contribute to design, process development, characterization, and productization of a novel micro-scale actuator platform. This role spans multi-physics modeling, microfabrication, and depending on experience, transition to high volume manufacturing. As an early hire, you will directly shape the core architecture and manufacturing strategy. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Design & Simulation: Build and refine multi-physics models with emphasis on electromechanical and fluid behavior - Process Development: Invent and iterate custom, non-standard MEMS process flows from first principles; define and manage Pareto trade spaces across performance, yield, and manufacturability. - Microfabrication: Contribute to end-to-end fabrication, including patterning, surface engineering, thin-film deposition and etching. - Characterization: Validate designs using destructive and non-destructive techniques, including SEM, C–V measurements, and accelerated stress testing. QUALIFICATIONS - Experience: 3+ years of hands-on micro-fabrication experience and multi-physics modeling. - Core technical skills: - Deep understanding of thin-film deposition using physical and chemical methods (PVD, CVD, ALD etc) - Strong materials science fundamentals: mechanical behavior, thin-film stress, adhesion, electrochemistry - Demonstrated experience inventing and scaling new fabrication processes, with attention to yield, repeatability, and failure modes - Practical understanding of fluid dynamics and microfluidic behavior as it relates to microfabrication and device performance - What we value: - Strong problem-solving abilities with a first-principles approach to complex challenges - Clear communication and strong ownership in a startup setting - Genuine enthusiasm for robotics and physically intelligent systems - A builder mindset: rapid iteration, learning from failure, and shipping real hardware Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience