Mechanical Engineer V (Senior Staff)

Energize Your Career: Are you ready to be at the forefront of the clean energy revolution?  MetOx International, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer V (Senior Staff) to join our dynamic team and play a vital role in reshaping the future of power generation and distribution. 

 

Based at our global headquarters in Houston, TX, the Mechanical Engineer V (Senior Staff) will lead the design, optimization, and maintenance of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems for high-temperature superconducting products. This role encompasses engineering innovation, project management, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship. This position utilizes extensive expertise in CVD systems and epitaxial deposition to drive continuous improvements in equipment performance, yield, and manufacturing efficiency. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Engineering: 

• Lead the design and development of mechanical systems, components, and products, ensuring compliance with specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements. 

• Apply advanced engineering principles and methodologies to solve complex technical challenges, optimize designs, and drive innovation in CVD equipment and processes. 

• Improve reactor performance through the design and evaluation of new CVD subsystems. 

• Build and assess complex system performance, focusing on mechanical design parameters (stress, strain, deflection, and safety factors). 

• Develop and document production plans, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). 

• Prepare detailed engineering documentation, including drawings, specifications, and technical reports to communicate design concepts and findings effectively. 

• Procure fabrication of custom parts, ensuring specifications and timelines are met. 

• Identify opportunities for process improvements, cost reductions, and performance enhancements, contributing to operational excellence initiatives. 

• Process & Manufacturing Support: 

• Support CVD process manufacturing activities, troubleshooting material growth issues and developing CVD growth recipes. 

• Provide tool qualification sequences, calibration monitors, and wafer characterization protocols for new and existing products. 

• Ensure CVD equipment compliance with Statistical Process Control (SPC) standards and maintenance schedules. 

• Define and execute maintenance plans to improve reactor yield, uptime, and productivity. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate CVD solutions into overall manufacturing processes. 

• Support manufacturing automation projects to improve data collection and analysis methods. 

• Project Management: 

• Own projects from initial concept to final implementation, overseeing planning, scheduling, and resource management. 

• Lead tool designs and performance-related design reviews, following through on action items and design decisions. 

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of solutions into production workflows. 

• Mentorship: 

• Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical support to junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and development. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related field. 

• 10 years of engineering experience including prior experience in epitaxial deposition within a production environment. 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s or other advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related field. 

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing fabs with a focus on epitaxial deposition. 

 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

• Proven track record of optimizing equipment performance related to availability, throughput, cost, and yield. 

• Strong leadership skills with experience in workflow organization, team efficiency improvement, and operator time optimization. 

• Experience designing CVD systems and subsystems, including vacuum systems, heat transfer, and gas flow. 

• Proficiency in preparing technical documentation, including specifications and engineering reports. 

• Proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred), including assembly design, GD&T, and detailed 2D machine drawings suitable for CNC machining. 

• Familiarity with cross-functional collaboration supporting epitaxy reactors, metrology tools, and related fabrication equipment. 

• Demonstrated success in leading projects with cross-functional teams, ensuring timely execution and high-quality outcomes. 

 

Physical Demands: This position requires sitting at a desk and viewing a computer screen for extended periods while working or performing other office tasks. Ability to move around the office, including occasional standing, walking, and bending to retrieve documents, attend meetings, or use office equipment. Some light lifting may be required, up to 20 lbs. 

 

MetOx is proud to offer competitive benefits including: 

• Health, dental, and vision available on the first day of employment 

• Paid time off + company-wide holidays 

• 401(k) match 

• And more! 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.