# Senior Optomechanical Engineer

**Company:** [Fab2](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fab2)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $130k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Precision Machine Design, Optomechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, 3D Cad, Optical Systems, Zemax, Motion Stages, Metrology, Tolerance Analysis, Flexures, Kinematic Couplings, Error Budgeting, Controls
**Posted:** 2026-09-01

> Design, prototype, assemble, test, and debug precision electromechanical and optical systems for semiconductor lithography, metrology, and motion applications. Requires a Mechanical Engineering degree, 6+ years of relevant industry experience, precision machine design expertise, CAD proficiency, and optical system simulation experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, and develop precision electromechanical and optical components and systems.
- Build new systems and integrate off-the-shelf products, including motion stages and metrology equipment.
- Perform detailed analysis and simulations to evaluate system designs and meet constraints.
- Assemble, test, and debug new electromechanical and optical systems.
- Work with suppliers to source components and materials.

## Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
- 6+ years of industry experience in electromechanical or optics system design and analysis.
- Working fluency in precision machine design fundamentals, including exact-constraint design, kinematic couplings, flexures, error budgeting, structural loops, and tolerance analysis.
- Mechanical 3D CAD experience.
- Experience designing and simulating optical systems; Zemax preferred.
- A portfolio demonstrating hands-on projects and systems built is generally required.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Formal training in precision engineering.
- Experience at an early-stage startup.
- Familiarity with firmware, controls, or electrical engineering.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary: $130,000–$200,000.
- Equity compensation.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off, including holidays and sick time.
- Visa sponsorship.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Commuter benefits, including parking and late-night rides.
- Meals and stocked office kitchen.

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