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The Matter Compiler™ is aimed at micro-machines: motors and gears the size of a grain of sand, robots small enough to work inside the body, cooling built directly into the chips that run AI, and the many devices like them that have been waiting on a way to build them. Its first product is PrimeSwitch™, an electromechanical power relay the size of a button battery that carries 150 amps continuous current and opens in 50 microseconds, about a thousand times faster than a conventional contactor. Founded by Jeff Holden - serial entrepreneur, ex-Amazon SVP and Uber’s first Chief Product Officer - the company has raised $250 million to date.\nAtomic Machines is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in Emeryville and Santa Clara.\nAbout The Role:\nWe’re hiring a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to lead teams developing our digital manufacturing Nodes: automated machines that each implement a physical manufacturing process. You’ll own technical direction, team development, and delivery from initial prototypes through qualification and commercial readiness.\nOur engineering leaders are deeply technical, accomplished engineers themselves, and involved in the details. Your teams will develop, test, and deploy Nodes in our Hybrid Fab, accelerated by in-house labs and a machine shop.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nLead teams developing automated manufacturing Nodes, from early concepts and prototypes through qualification and production.\nOwn the mechanical architecture and engineering tradeoffs that determine each Node’s precision, throughput, reliability, and cost.\nWork with device and process engineers to turn process physics and new device requirements into practical machine designs and manufacturing capabilities.\nUse our in-house labs, machine shop, and Hybrid Fab to test ideas quickly and learn from operating machines. Guide technical decisions through first-principles analysis, experiments, and open debate.\nHire exceptional engineers and develop technical leaders who can run their teams independently and contribute deeply to difficult engineering problems.\nSet technical priorities, staffing plans, and schedules, and own delivery across multiple Nodes.\nWhat You’ll Need:\n10+ years developing complex mechanical systems, including 5+ years managing engineering teams.\nExperience leading multiple teams or development efforts through senior engineers, technical leads, or managers.\nExceptional command of engineering fundamentals and deep expertise in precision engineering or machine design.\nStrong systems engineering and architecture skills, with a record of delivering complete systems from concept through integration, qualification, and production.\nB.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.\nBonus Points For:\nDesigned and developed complete robotic systems from concept to production.\nExperience with high-vacuum systems, deposition equipment, or vacuum material handling.\nExperience with fluid handling, dispensing, or electrochemical processing systems.\nThe compensation for this position also includes equity and benefits.\nSalary Range\n$200,000—$260,000 USD\n Atomic Machines is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and does not discriminate based on characteristics protected by applicable law. 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