Senior Equipment Engineer
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsMilpitas, California
Full Time
Posted September 24, 2025
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Job Description
A hands-on Senior Equipment Engineer responsible for supporting, maintaining, and improving high-vacuum systems used in research and development of thin-film deposition technology for fusion energy applications, collaborating across engineering and operations teams to ensure safe, reliable, and high-performance equipment operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support, maintain, and improve high-vacuum systems used in R&D and operations
- Ensure safe, reliable, and high-performance equipment operation
- Collaborate across engineering and operations teams to optimize equipment performance
- Mentor others and troubleshoot complex equipment issues
Requirements
- Hands-on experience supporting, maintaining, and improving high-vacuum systems used in research and development (R D) and operations.
- Strong technical expertise in vacuum deposition technology, specifically related to thin-film deposition systems.
- Ability to collaborate across engineering and operations functions to ensure safe, reliable, and high-performance equipment operation.
- Procedural discipline in equipment support, maintenance, and improvement activities.
- Experience working with complex equipment in a fast-paced environment.
- Mentoring skills to guide and support other team members involved with equipment operation and maintenance.
- Ability to solve problems related to high-vacuum systems and thin-film deposition technology.
- Compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (Export Control Laws).
- The role is on-site, requiring physical presence at the workplace.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range (not specified in the posting)
Work schedule: Onsite, fast-paced environment
Work environment perks: Collaborative, diverse, mission-driven culture
Additional benefits: Support for working on complex equipment, mentoring opportunities, compliance with export control laws
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