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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Engineer (Semiconductor Capital Equipment & Processing)

Salary Range
£120,000 - £150,000
£10,000 - £12,500 / mo

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Location Base
Santa Clara, CA
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of Engineers in a fast paced and fluid environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Design, Manufacturing, Quality and Product Operations to deliver products to customers.
  • Point of contact for new product introduction.
  • Provide design for manufacturability (DFM) reviews of our products. Make recommendations to customer to improve manufacturing processes for quality and cost.
  • Use statistical process control and studies to validate process capability, establish reasonable specifications, and drive process improvements in partnership with Tooling and Manufacturing Process Engineers.
  • Identify and highlight manufacturability issues during engineering builds to ensure product quality is stable and that supply is predictable during ramp.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with semiconductor front-end manufacturing field, working with the transition of new products to production and with core mechanical manufacturing processes.
  • Experience managing a team of Development or Quality Engineers.
  • Experience with statistical process control, fixture design/qualification, cosmetic inspection metrology, and measurement correlation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in communications with customer as interface.
  • Knowledge of common semiconductor process (e.g., etching, ALD, CVD, PVD).
  • Knowledge of common surface finishing operations (e.g., plasma spray coating, plating, anodizing, polishing, lapping and sandblasting).
  • Knowledge of mechanical bonding processes (e.g., brazing, diffusion bonding, ultrasonic welding, adhesives, FSW).
  • Understanding of cosmetic quality standards; defining and measuring color, specifying and measuring surface finish, creating cosmetic defect catalogs, and establishing grading limits.
  • Ability to proactively influence the product design process by proposing improvements and associated data.
  • Japanese speaker preferred but not mandatory.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Santa Clara, CA 95054: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

  • What is your current salary expectation?

Education:

  • Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

  • Mechanical Engineering: 3 years (Required)
  • Semiconductor: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Santa Clara, CA 95054

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Engineer (Semiconductor Capital Equipment & Processing) roles across NHK International Corporation's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Transportation Equipment Manufacturing.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £120,000 - £150,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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