Senior Engineer - Machinery Systems

Senior Design Engineer (Semiconductor Machinery Hardware)

Freeform

SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER (SEMICONDUCTOR MACHINERY HARDWARE) Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits. Freeform is hiring a Senior Design Engineer focused on semiconductor hardware to sit at the intersection of advanced part design and additive manufacturing. This is a deeply technical senior engineering role responsible for rethinking how semiconductor machinery hardware is conceived, designed, and produced. Not just adapting existing parts for a new process, but fundamentally reimagining what's possible when legacy design constraints no longer apply. You will own complex design challenges end-to-end, working hands-on with some of the most precise and demanding hardware in the industry, and serve as a technical authority on where Freeform's platform unlocks performance regimes, architectures, and geometries that were previously impractical or impossible. The ideal candidate is a highly experienced mechanical engineer with deep intuition for part design, an intimate understanding of semiconductor fabrication machinery and equipment, and a track record of leading technical work on complex hardware programs. They understand semiconductor hardware at a component and systems level, can independently drive and mentor others on manufacturability, materials, tolerances, and performance tradeoffs, and are excited by the creative challenge of designing parts from first principles. The core draw of this role is the engineering itself, though this person will also serve as a senior technical voice engaging directly with some of the most sophisticated semiconductor engineering teams in the industry Responsibilities:  * Drive part design and redesign across a broad range of semiconductor machinery hardware, including:  * Wafer handling, robotic end-effectors, and vacuum-compatible armatures  * Thermal management hardware and high-precision cold plates  * Ultra-high vacuum (UHV) chambers and internal components  * Gas delivery manifolds and high-purity fluid systems  * Lithography tool structural components and precision optics mounts  * Pedestals and showerhead assemblies for deposition tools  * Develop and own deep component-level understanding of requirements, performance drivers, and system constraints within semiconductor fabrication equipment  * Lead first-principles part redesigns, identifying where additive manufacturing enables new geometries, consolidated assemblies, improved performance, or reduced cost and lead time  * Define and evaluate design concepts with expert command of materials, tolerances, thermal and structural behavior, and production considerations  * Serve as a senior technical resource - independently resolving advanced questions related to design tradeoffs, process capabilities, qualification pathways, and production scalability, and helping guide less experienced engineers  * Partner closely with internal engineering and operations teams to drive feasibility, refine concepts, and own execution outcomes  * Lead technical engagements with customer engineering teams to understand application requirements, present design solutions, and establish deep technical credibility at a senior level  * Identify, scope, and champion new application spaces where Freeform's technology can deliver step-change improvements over conventional manufacturing  * Shape Freeform's product, process, and technology roadmap through field-informed technical leadership and strategic input  Basic Qualifications:  * Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related technical discipline  * 5+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within the semiconductor equipment or fabrication industry  * Demonstrated ability to lead complex hardware programs from concept through qualification and production  * Expert intuition for part design, design-for-manufacturing, and how component geometry relates to performance and producibility  * Deep systems-level understanding of semiconductor fabrication hardware and how components interact within larger assemblies  Nice to Have:  * 10+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within the semiconductor equipment or fabrication industry  * Experience designing or analyzing wafer handling systems, vacuum hardware, thermal management components, fluid delivery systems, or precision structural assemblies  * Familiarity with metal manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing, casting, forging, or advanced machining  * Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical direction on hardware development programs  * Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders  * Strong first-principles reasoning and comfort driving decisions in ambiguous, fast-moving environments  * Strategic thinker with an instinct for where emerging technology can unlock the most value  * Team player, positive attitude, growth mindset, integrity, accountability, adaptability, entrepreneurial, driven, results-oriented and ethical  Location:  * Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.  * Our fast-paced, cross-functional environment is built on close collaboration, and as such, this role requires full-time onsite presence (five days a week), with very limited exceptions.  What We Offer:  * We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.  * We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology.  * Benefits  * Significant stock option packages  * 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)  * Life insurance  * Traditional and Roth 401(k)  * Relocation assistance provided  * Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays  * Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent  * Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette  * Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events  * Compensation    * As a growing company, the salary range is intentionally wide as we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique skills and abilities as demonstrated throughout the interview process. Our intent is to offer a salary that is commensurate for the company’s current stage of development and allows the employee to grow and develop within a role.   * In addition to the significant stock option package, the estimated salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000. The upper end of the range is reserved for individuals who demonstrate exceptional experience, deep domain mastery, and a proven history of high performance and impact.  * Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Senior Platform Engineer, Runtime (Auth0)

Okta

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Auth0 platform secures more than 100 million logins each day for customers all around the world - and we're growing fast! The Platform Runtime team enables Auth0 engineers to move faster by giving them the foundational infrastructure to deploy and manage their services on AWS and Azure. This is a role with a huge impact. You will get to work with engineers throughout the organization and what you build will be a foundational piece of the infrastructure that allows Auth0 to scale for years to come. We are looking for a Senior Engineer who is passionate about distributed systems, availability, and delivering customer value. Because we build and support the overall Auth0 platform, the ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about low level infrastructure, operations, and not intimidated by cross-organization coordination and collaboration. YOU WILL: * Serve as the ultimate technical authority and final escalation point for advanced Kubernetes cluster troubleshooting, ensuring the continuous stability and resilience of our foundational infrastructure. * Define and enforce organization-wide standards and architectural guidelines for Terraform. You will maintain core provider functionality and oversee critical security protocols, including automated credential rotation machinery. * Develop and maintain application deployment standards, managing Kustomize and built-ins to standardize and streamline deployments across all product teams. * Orchestrate complex GitOps workflows leveraging ArgoCD and Argo Workflows. You will take full ownership of Environment Lifecycle Management, handling everything from environment creation, synchronization, and user onboarding to failover procedures and safe deletion. * Architect the Testing Automation Framework to support dynamic environment provisioning and destruction. This will enable advanced quality assurance practices, such as chaos testing, while empowering teams to manage their own test workflows. * Oversee the Control Plane infrastructure, guaranteeing operational stability and managing essential platform services, including HashiCorp Vault and our fleet of self-hosted GitHub Action Runners. * Lead the intra-space network architecture, driving the implementation, management, and scaling of our Service Mesh to ensure secure and efficient service-to-service communication. * Participate in the team's on-call rotation. YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU: * Have 5+ years of software development experience, specifically working with infrastructure or platform. * Are proficient in Golang. * Have a deep understanding of Kubernetes and containerization. * Have DevOps experience using cloud-agnostic, cloud-native technologies. * Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP and HTTP fundamentals. * Have demonstrable expertise managing cloud resources (AWS/Azure) via code, specifically for automated provisioning. * Have experience managing infrastructure with Terraform at scale. * Bring a Tier-1 Service mindset: you write code that handles edge cases, network partitions, and partial failures gracefully. * Tend to deliver work incrementally to get feedback and iterate over solutions. * Have a passion for working on systems that are highly reliable, maintainable, scalable and secure. * Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, and attention to detail. * Are comfortable working on a fully-distributed team. * Have a relentless passion for ownership, accountability, and diving into complexity to deliver highly reliable and performant systems. EXTRA POINTS: * Significant experience with PostgreSQL for managing complex, relational entity state. * Experience building custom Kubernetes controllers or extending Terraform providers. * Familiarity with gRPC for high-performance internal service communication.   #LI-Hybrid P24752 Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between: $136,000—$187,000 CAD The Okta Experience * Supporting Your Well-Being  * Driving Social Impact  * Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

Senior Design Engineer (Advanced Energy Hardware)

Freeform

SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER (ADVANCED ENERGY HARDWARE) Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits. Freeform is hiring a Senior Design Engineer focused on advanced energy hardware to sit at the intersection of advanced part design and additive manufacturing. This is a deeply technical senior engineering role responsible for rethinking how energy hardware is conceived, designed, and produced. Not just adapting existing parts for a new process but fundamentally reimagining what's possible when legacy design constraints no longer apply. You will own complex design challenges end-to-end, working hands-on with some of the most complex hardware in the industry, and serve as a technical authority on where Freeform's platform unlocks performance regimes, architectures, and geometries that were previously impractical or impossible. The ideal candidate is a highly experienced mechanical or energy systems engineer with deep intuition for part design, a genuine passion for pushing the boundaries of what hardware can do, and a track record of leading technical work on complex hardware programs. They understand various advanced energy systems at a component and systems level, can independently drive and mentor others on manufacturability, materials, and performance tradeoffs, and are excited by the creative challenge of designing parts from first principles. The core draw of this role is the engineering itself - though this person will also engage directly with some of the most sophisticated frontier companies in the energy industry. Responsibilities:  * Drive part design and redesign across a broad range of energy hardware, including:  * Turbines and rotating machinery for power generation  * Heat exchangers and thermal management hardware  * Valves, manifolds, and fluid handling systems  * Pressure vessels and high-integrity structural components  * Burners, combustors, and fuel delivery systems  * Balance-of-plant components for nuclear, hydrogen, and conventional power systems  * Develop and own deep component-level understanding of requirements, performance drivers, and system constraints within energy generation, transmission, and storage programs  * Lead first-principles part redesigns, identifying where additive manufacturing enables new geometries, consolidated assemblies, improved performance, or reduced cost and lead time  * Define and evaluate design concepts with expert command of materials, tolerances, thermal and structural behavior, and production considerations  * Serve as a senior technical resource, independently resolving advanced questions related to design tradeoffs, process capabilities, qualification pathways, and production scalability, and helping guide less experienced engineers  * Partner closely with internal engineering and operations teams to drive feasibility, refine concepts, and own execution outcomes  * Lead technical engagements with customer engineering teams to understand application requirements, present design solutions, and establish deep technical credibility at a senior level  * Identify, scope, and champion new application spaces where Freeform's technology can deliver step-change improvements over conventional manufacturing  * Shape Freeform's product, process, and technology roadmap through field-informed technical leadership and strategic input  Basic Qualifications:  * Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related technical discipline  * 5+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within power generation, oil & gas, nuclear, renewable energy, or a closely related advanced energy industry  * Demonstrated ability to lead complex hardware programs from concept through qualification and production  * Experience designing or analyzing turbomachinery, thermal systems, fluid systems, pressure-bearing hardware, or high-performance structural components  * Deep systems-level understanding of complex mechanical hardware and how components function within larger assemblies  Nice to Have:  * 10+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within power generation, oil & gas, nuclear, renewable energy, or a closely related advanced energy industry  * Familiarity with metal 3D printing or design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) concepts  * Strong intuition for part design, design-for-manufacturing, and how component geometry relates to performance and producibility  * Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical direction on hardware development programs  * Experience carrying hardware through development, qualification, and production ramp  * Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders  * Strong first-principles reasoning and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving problem spaces  * Strategic thinker with an instinct for where technology can unlock the most value  * Team player, positive attitude, growth mindset, integrity, accountability, adaptability, entrepreneurial, driven, results-oriented and ethical  Location:  * Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.  * Our fast-paced, cross-functional environment is built on close collaboration, and as such, this role requires full-time onsite presence (five days a week), with very limited exceptions.  What We Offer:  * We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.  * We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology.  * Benefits  * Significant stock option packages  * 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)  * Life insurance  * Traditional and Roth 401(k)  * Relocation assistance provided  * Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays  * Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent  * Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette  * Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events  * Compensation    * As a growing company, the salary range is intentionally wide as we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique skills and abilities as demonstrated throughout the interview process. Our intent is to offer a salary that is commensurate for the company’s current stage of development and allows the employee to grow and develop within a role.   * In addition to the significant stock option package, the estimated salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000. The upper end of the range is reserved for individuals who demonstrate exceptional experience, deep domain mastery, and a proven history of high performance and impact.  * Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.