fab2
Semiconductor Manufacturing · Semiconductor Equipment
49open roles
$131kmedian advertised pay
50H-1B filings in 12 months
72 daysmedian time a role stays open
Overview
fab2 is a US semiconductor startup that designs the hardware and software needed to make chips and builds its own fabrication tools, vacuum chambers, pumps and components, with the aim of printing chips and entire fabs. It was founded by chip maker Sam Zeloof and industry veteran Jim Keller, and most of its teams work in Austin and Lockhart, Texas, and in San Francisco. It hires mechanical, optical, electrical, process and device engineers, embedded and automation software engineers, summer interns across these disciplines and business operations staff.
How fab2 hires
Truth index
B 82/100
Median time to fill
72 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
54%
Reposted roles
0%
fab2 scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 13 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 54% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 72 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Jobs
In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
Photolithography
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≈ $140k – $310k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
Python
C++
OpenCV
Computer Vision
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
Localization
Sensor Fusion
Chips/EDA
Photolithography
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≈ $96k – $181k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Austin
ALD
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≈ $80k – $146k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Austin
ALD
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$130k – $200k per year · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
Ray
Chips/EDA
Photolithography
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$115k – $180k per year · In office · Full-Time · Austin
Photolithography
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$108k – $126k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
KiCad
Photolithography
PVD
ALD
Design
SolidWorks
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$108k – $126k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
Photolithography
Design
SolidWorks
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$114k – $131k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · Austin · San Francisco
Python
Rust
C++
Computer Vision
DevOps
GitHub
Linux
Robotics
Path Planning
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$114k – $131k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · San Francisco · Austin
Python
Rust
C++
RTOS
GitHub
Linux
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$114k – $131k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · Austin · San Francisco
Go
Rust
TypeScript
WebSockets
GitHub
Chips/EDA
KiCad
Design
Blender
Figma
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$114k – $131k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · Austin · San Francisco
Python
Go
Rust
Datadog
Prometheus
Kubernetes
Grafana
SOPS
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Linux
Cybersecurity
PKI
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$131k
Typical range
$126k – $220k
Open positions
32
24
Jobs
Intern
75%
Middle
4.2%
Senior
8.3%
Staff
12.5%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 18 | $131k | $126k – $131k |
| Middle | 1 | $200k | $200k |
| Senior | 2 | $180k | $160k – $200k |
| Staff | 3 | $210k | $180k – $220k |
Highest paying role
Staff Process Development Engineer
$220k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at fab2
By role, level and city, against the market · 32 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
50
Adverts offering sponsorship in 24 months
50
Open roles in United States
In the register as fab2
Other sponsors in the same field
Mattson Technology, Inc. 18 filings
Amkor Technology 6 filings
EUV Tech 6 filings
Nikon Precision 1 filings
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
23/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
50
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
61 days
faster than 20% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
34%
Backend
26% ▼
Hardware
9% ▼
DevOps
6% ▼
Early Careers
6% ▼
Biotech
6% ▼
Financials
Total raised
$556M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $556M | Details |
People
Samuel Zeloof
Executive Officer, Director
James Keller
Director
Corey Nobile
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at fab2 over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
56
Postings analysed
49
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
Python27%
Rust24%
C++14%
Go8%
Frameworks & libraries
Axum4%
Bevy4%
OpenGL4%
OpenCV2%
Databases
PostgreSQL4%
Cloud & platforms
GitHub20%
Linux20%
Figma8%
Amazon ECS4%
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News
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Fab2 (@fab2) on X
Fab2 raised a $500M series A at $3.7B valuationWe have great investorsAnd we love to print chips and fabs.Join us .
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Jim Keller
Atomic Semi, a startup founded by Jim Keller, a semiconductor engineer known for designing Apple's A4 chip and AMD's Zen microarchitecture and CEO of AI chip development startup Tensorrent, and Sam Zeruf, known for his in-house semiconductor manufacturing
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Kioxia and Sandisk Begin Production of 10th-Generation 3D Flash Memory Products at Kitakami Plant Fab2
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Kioxia and Sandisk Announce Beginning of Operation of Fab2 at Kitakami Plant, Japan to Meet the Market Demand Driven by AI
TOKYO & MILPITAS, Calif., September 29, 2025--Kioxia Corporation, a subsidiary of Kioxia Holdings Corporation (TOKYO: 285A) and Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced the start of operation at the Fab2 (K2), a state-of-the-art semiconductor fa
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Kioxia and Sandisk Announce Beginning of Operation of Fab2 at Kitakami Plant, Japan to Meet the Market Demand Driven by AI
TOKYO& MILPITAS, Calif.---- Kioxia Corporation, a subsidiary of Kioxia Holdings Corporation and Sandisk Corporation today announced the start of operation at the Fab2, a state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility, at the Kitakami Plant in Iwate P
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Enovix signals Fab2 capacity expansion and targets higher ASPs as A1 platform advances smartphone and smart eyewear penetration
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Enovix Completes Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of Fab2 - Company Announcement - FT.com
The latest company information, including net asset values, performance, holding & sectors weighting, changes in voting rights, and directors and dealings.
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Enovix Announces Fab2 Manufacturing Milestones
Enovix Gen2 Battery Manufacturing Line Enovix Gen2 Battery Manufacturing Line installed in Fab2 in Penang Malaysia FREMONT, Calif., April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enovix Corporation (
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Austin
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Austin
United States
HQ
48 open roles 33 posted in 90 days 44% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $156k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Backend, Hardware
6301-8 E Stassney Lane
San Francisco
United States
Engineering / R&D
14 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 79% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $147k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, DevOps, Industrial Engineering
6301-8 E Stassney Lane
Lockhart
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service
2600 Mineral Springs Road