Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title

Senior Electrical Engineer

Role Summary

Senior Electrical Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and verifying electrical and electromechanical systems used in semiconductor capital equipment. Work covers power distribution, high-voltage systems, control systems, vacuum/robotics interfaces, safety interlocks, and electro-static chuck technologies.

This is an individual-contributor role that interfaces with design services, offshore teams, vendors, and cross-functional groups to deliver safe, reliable designs that meet industry (SEMI) and customer requirements.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting specifies a minimum of 5 years of electrical/electronic hardware design experience and expects leadership in technical design reviews and project execution.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include engineering design, verification, and cross-team coordination:

• Design and evaluate electronic parts, components, PCBs, and integrated circuitry for equipment systems.
• Develop electromechanical systems such as power distribution, high-voltage, control systems, vacuum systems, robotics, safety interlocks, and electro-static chuck technologies.
• Plan requirements, schedule estimates, concept and design reviews, and verification/validation test plans; ensure adherence to the development process.
• Provide electrical engineering interface to design services and offshore teams; coordinate vendor capability reviews as needed.
• Analyze equipment to establish operating data, run experimental tests, and evaluate results to meet design objectives and safety/industry standards.
• Select components and equipment based on specification and reliability analysis.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Minimum 5 years of electrical/electronic hardware design experience as an individual contributor.
• Experience in one or more of: systems engineering, high-voltage, RF power, PCB design, or power distribution.
• Proficiency with PCB and circuit design tools: Altium, PADS, PSpice.
• Experience conducting technical design reviews and working with formal engineering change processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Creo Schematic, Creo Cabling, AutoCAD, and Windchill.
• Semiconductor capital equipment experience.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.

About the Company

Company: Axcelis Technologies

Headquarters: Beverly, MA, USA

Global supplier of ion implantation equipment and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. Axcelis designs and manufactures tools and services used in wafer fabrication by leading chipmakers to improve device performance and production yield.