{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8d0df28b882a68f6eeab5bd1","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8d0df28b882a68f6eeab5bd1","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8d0df28b882a68f6eeab5bd1","title":"Electronic Hardware Design Engineer","description":"About Atomic Semi\nAtomic Semi is building a small, fast semiconductor fab.\nIt’s already possible to build this with today’s technology and a few simplifications. We’ll build the tools ourselves so we can quickly iterate and improve.\nWe’re building a small team of exceptional, hands-on engineers to make this happen. Mechanical, electrical, hardware, computer, and process. We’ll own the stack from atoms to architecture. Our team is optimistic about the future and we want to continue pushing the limits of technology.\nSmaller is better. Faster is better. Building it ourselves is better.\nWe believe our team and lab can build anything. We’ve set up 3D printers, a wide array of microscopes, e-beam writers, general fabrication equipment - and whatever is missing, we’ll just invent along the way.\nAtomic was founded by Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller. Sam is best known for making chips in his garage, and Jim has been a leader in the semiconductor industry for the past 40 years.\nAbout the role\nAs an Electronic Hardware Design Engineer at Atomic Semi, you will work closely with other engineers to develop lithography systems, deposition tools, vacuum chambers, nanometer precision motion control, plasma etching systems, and related tools.\nYou’ll be expected to identify problems, prototype solutions, productionize your prototypes, and deliver finished solutions that will revolutionize IC manufacturing. You might work on high-voltage low-noise boost converters, motor drivers, attofarad sensors, and millikelvin temperature controllers all on a single project.\nResponsibilities\nClean-sheet design + ownership of PCBAs and electrical systems for our machines, including schematic, layout, bringup, testing, integration, and documentation\nCollaborate cross-functionally with software, mechanical, and process teams to gather requirements, performing independent investigations where requirements are missing\nInvestigate optimal design approaches and perform detailed analysis/simulations to evaluate electrical designs, weighing COTS and custom solutions to problems\nRequired Experience\nBachelor’s Degree or higher in electrical engineering, or equivalent skill\n1-5 years of experience designing electrical hardware end-to-end\nExperience with analog and digital circuit design and testing\nExperience with PCB design and simulation tools (Altium, KiCad, LTSpice)\nHands-on with start-up experience\nPassion for engineering and making things\nNice-to-have\nHigh speed digital design\nLow noise analog frontend design\nExperience working with RF plasmas\nDigitally controlled switching power supply design\nNovel power supply architecture implementation experience\nControl theory (control loop design, stability analysis)\nLow voltage DC inverter design\nFPGA development\nPulsed laser experience\nArchitect and big picture thinking\nSMT rework abilities\nFirmware development\nCompensation Range: $120K - $180K","company":"Atomic Semi","rawCompany":"atomic semi","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T10:43:58.786Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"},{"code":"17-2061.00","title":"Computer Hardware Engineers","slug":"computer-hardware-engineers"},{"code":"17-2071.00","title":"Electrical Engineers","slug":"electrical-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"334413","title":"Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing","slug":"semiconductor-and-related-device-manufacturing"},{"code":"334418","title":"Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing","slug":"printed-circuit-assembly-electronic-assembly-manufacturing"},{"code":"334419","title":"Other Electronic Component Manufacturing","slug":"other-electronic-component-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Electronic Hardware Design Engineer","description":"About Atomic Semi\nAtomic Semi is building a small, fast semiconductor fab.\nIt’s already possible to build this with today’s technology and a few simplifications. We’ll build the tools ourselves so we can quickly iterate and improve.\nWe’re building a small team of exceptional, hands-on engineers to make this happen. Mechanical, electrical, hardware, computer, and process. We’ll own the stack from atoms to architecture. Our team is optimistic about the future and we want to continue pushing the limits of technology.\nSmaller is better. Faster is better. Building it ourselves is better.\nWe believe our team and lab can build anything. We’ve set up 3D printers, a wide array of microscopes, e-beam writers, general fabrication equipment - and whatever is missing, we’ll just invent along the way.\nAtomic was founded by Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller. Sam is best known for making chips in his garage, and Jim has been a leader in the semiconductor industry for the past 40 years.\nAbout the role\nAs an Electronic Hardware Design Engineer at Atomic Semi, you will work closely with other engineers to develop lithography systems, deposition tools, vacuum chambers, nanometer precision motion control, plasma etching systems, and related tools.\nYou’ll be expected to identify problems, prototype solutions, productionize your prototypes, and deliver finished solutions that will revolutionize IC manufacturing. You might work on high-voltage low-noise boost converters, motor drivers, attofarad sensors, and millikelvin temperature controllers all on a single project.\nResponsibilities\nClean-sheet design + ownership of PCBAs and electrical systems for our machines, including schematic, layout, bringup, testing, integration, and documentation\nCollaborate cross-functionally with software, mechanical, and process teams to gather requirements, performing independent investigations where requirements are missing\nInvestigate optimal design approaches and perform detailed analysis/simulations to evaluate electrical designs, weighing COTS and custom solutions to problems\nRequired Experience\nBachelor’s Degree or higher in electrical engineering, or equivalent skill\n1-5 years of experience designing electrical hardware end-to-end\nExperience with analog and digital circuit design and testing\nExperience with PCB design and simulation tools (Altium, KiCad, LTSpice)\nHands-on with start-up experience\nPassion for engineering and making things\nNice-to-have\nHigh speed digital design\nLow noise analog frontend design\nExperience working with RF plasmas\nDigitally controlled switching power supply design\nNovel power supply architecture implementation experience\nControl theory (control loop design, stability analysis)\nLow voltage DC inverter design\nFPGA development\nPulsed laser experience\nArchitect and big picture thinking\nSMT rework abilities\nFirmware development\nCompensation Range: $120K - $180K","datePosted":"2026-04-14T10:43:58.786Z","dateModified":"2026-04-14T10:43:58.786Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Atomic Semi","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Millbrae","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"8d0df28b882a68f6eeab5bd1"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8d0df28b882a68f6eeab5bd1"}}